Eric Firing wrote: > I think a stronger general numpy case might be made for the logical > operators than for matrix multiplication. An alternative approach, and > I think preferable to introducing new logical operators, is PEP 335: > http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0335/.
I like that! However, it is orthogonal to the additional operators question. Some thoughts: I do like the idea of having additional operators, but it seems that the strongest use case is matrix operations. While the current matrix implementation is clearly inadequate, we had a good discussion a while back about how it could be improved, and maybe if we could find a way to implement that well, we'd be OK. I always did find Matlab's "dot' operators to be kind of annoying (though mostly because what I most often need was the "dot" version) I guess what I'm saying is that adding a bunch of operators just for a few matrix operations may not be worth it. If we can see substantial other uses, then it may be worth it -- are there any? An example is the PEP referenced above -- it would not be nearly as strong if numpy were the only motivator -- I think the database example is a very strong addition -- is there something similar for additional operators? -Chris -- Christopher Barker, Ph.D. Oceanographer Emergency Response Division NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Numpy-discussion mailing list Numpy-discussion@scipy.org http://projects.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion