On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 9:06 AM, Pierre Haessig > On the other hand, just like srean mentionned, I think I also misused > the "c[:] = a+b" syntax. > I feel it's a bit confusing since this way of writing the assignment > really feels likes it happens inplace. Good to know it's not the case.
well, c is being modified in place -- it's the a+b that is creating a new array. so if you have a c around for another purpose (other than to store the result of a+b -- it might make sense to use this approach. Though a little faster might be: c[:] = a c += b -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 chris.bar...@noaa.gov _______________________________________________ NumPy-Discussion mailing list NumPy-Discussion@scipy.org http://mail.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion
