On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 10:19 PM, Alan Isaac <alan.is...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 2/18/2016 2:44 PM, Robert Kern wrote: >> >> In a new function not named `linspace()`, I think that might be fine. I do occasionally want to swap between linear and logarithmic/geometric spacing based on a parameter, so this >> doesn't violate the van Rossum Rule of Function Signatures. > > Would such a new function correct the apparent mistake (?) of > `linspace` including the endpoint by default? > Or is the current API justified by its Matlab origins? > (Or have I missed the point altogether?)
The last, I'm afraid. Different use cases, different conventions. Integer ranges are half-open because that is the most useful convention in a 0-indexed ecosystem. Floating point ranges don't interface with indexing, and the closed intervals are the most useful (or at least the most common). > If this query is annoying, please ignore it. It is not meant to be. The same for my answer. -- Robert Kern
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