Re: [Numpy-discussion] docstring suggestions

2010-02-13 Thread David Goldsmith
On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 10:52 PM, Pierre GM wrote: > On Feb 14, 2010, at 1:42 AM, David Goldsmith wrote: > > > > On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 9:53 PM, Pierre GM wrote: > > On Feb 13, 2010, at 11:56 PM, David Goldsmith wrote: > > > > > > > > > Please don't misinterpret my statements to mean that I thi

Re: [Numpy-discussion] docstring suggestions

2010-02-13 Thread Fernando Perez
On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 12:53 AM, Pierre GM wrote: > In IPython, numpy.ma.compress? gives you the doc, twice (I don't get why). I don't have a clue either, but it's now tracked at least: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ipython/+bug/521612 Thanks! f ___ Nu

Re: [Numpy-discussion] docstring suggestions

2010-02-13 Thread Pierre GM
On Feb 14, 2010, at 1:42 AM, David Goldsmith wrote: > > On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 9:53 PM, Pierre GM wrote: > On Feb 13, 2010, at 11:56 PM, David Goldsmith wrote: > > > > > > Please don't misinterpret my statements to mean that I think this isn't > > important and/or that you should feel solely re

Re: [Numpy-discussion] docstring suggestions

2010-02-13 Thread David Goldsmith
On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 9:53 PM, Pierre GM wrote: > On Feb 13, 2010, at 11:56 PM, David Goldsmith wrote: > > > > > > Please don't misinterpret my statements to mean that I think this isn't > important and/or that you should feel solely responsible for a fix - I > sincerely just wanted to uncover

Re: [Numpy-discussion] docstring suggestions

2010-02-13 Thread Pierre GM
On Feb 13, 2010, at 11:56 PM, David Goldsmith wrote: > > > Please don't misinterpret my statements to mean that I think this isn't > important and/or that you should feel solely responsible for a fix - I > sincerely just wanted to uncover the nature and extent of the problem. > Unfortunately,

Re: [Numpy-discussion] docstring suggestions

2010-02-13 Thread David Goldsmith
On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 7:31 PM, Pierre GM wrote: > On Feb 12, 2010, at 11:01 PM, David Goldsmith wrote: > > > > On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 7:09 PM, Pierre GM wrote: > > On Feb 12, 2010, at 8:14 PM, David Goldsmith wrote > > > > > Is the present issue an instance where Scott's second statement is >

Re: [Numpy-discussion] docstring suggestions

2010-02-13 Thread Pierre GM
On Feb 12, 2010, at 11:01 PM, David Goldsmith wrote: > > On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 7:09 PM, Pierre GM wrote: > On Feb 12, 2010, at 8:14 PM, David Goldsmith wrote > > > Is the present issue an instance where Scott's second statement is invalid, > > an instance where its validity is resulting in a

Re: [Numpy-discussion] docstring suggestions

2010-02-12 Thread David Goldsmith
On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 7:09 PM, Pierre GM wrote: > On Feb 12, 2010, at 8:14 PM, David Goldsmith wrote > > > Is the present issue an instance where Scott's second statement is > invalid, an instance where its validity is resulting in a poor docstring for > the function, or an instance in which Sc

Re: [Numpy-discussion] docstring suggestions

2010-02-12 Thread Pierre GM
On Feb 12, 2010, at 8:14 PM, David Goldsmith wrote > Is the present issue an instance where Scott's second statement is invalid, > an instance where its validity is resulting in a poor docstring for the > function, or an instance in which Scott's "recommendation" was not followed? The methods

Re: [Numpy-discussion] docstring suggestions

2010-02-12 Thread David Goldsmith
On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 2:30 PM, Pierre GM wrote: > On Feb 12, 2010, at 4:24 PM, David Goldsmith wrote: > > > > OK, OK, Ok, it's not worth getting into a flame war over. We ask people > who are going to be working on the docstrings to subscribe to scipy-dev; > this is not the same thing as being

Re: [Numpy-discussion] docstring suggestions

2010-02-12 Thread Pierre GM
On Feb 12, 2010, at 4:24 PM, David Goldsmith wrote: > > OK, OK, Ok, it's not worth getting into a flame war over. We ask people who > are going to be working on the docstrings to subscribe to scipy-dev; this is > not the same thing as being an "innocent bystander" asking a question or > making

Re: [Numpy-discussion] docstring suggestions

2010-02-12 Thread David Goldsmith
OK, OK, Ok, it's not worth getting into a flame war over. We ask people who are going to be working on the docstrings to subscribe to scipy-dev; this is not the same thing as being an "innocent bystander" asking a question or making a comment - I retract the request. Now, does anyone have anythin

Re: [Numpy-discussion] docstring suggestions

2010-02-12 Thread Robert Kern
On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 14:58, wrote: > On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 3:47 PM, Robert Kern wrote: >> On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 14:42,   wrote: >>> On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 3:29 PM, Robert Kern wrote: On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 14:26, David Goldsmith wrote: > On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 10:57 AM

Re: [Numpy-discussion] docstring suggestions

2010-02-12 Thread josef . pktd
On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 3:47 PM, Robert Kern wrote: > On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 14:42,   wrote: >> On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 3:29 PM, Robert Kern wrote: >>> On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 14:26, David Goldsmith >>> wrote: On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 10:57 AM, Robert Kern wrote: > > On Fri,

Re: [Numpy-discussion] docstring suggestions

2010-02-12 Thread Robert Kern
On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 14:42, wrote: > On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 3:29 PM, Robert Kern wrote: >> On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 14:26, David Goldsmith >> wrote: >>> On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 10:57 AM, Robert Kern wrote: On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 12:19, David Goldsmith wrote: > PS

Re: [Numpy-discussion] docstring suggestions

2010-02-12 Thread josef . pktd
On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 3:29 PM, Robert Kern wrote: > On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 14:26, David Goldsmith > wrote: >> On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 10:57 AM, Robert Kern wrote: >>> >>> On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 12:19, David Goldsmith >>> wrote: >>> >>> > PS: please, if you don't mind, in the future post do

Re: [Numpy-discussion] docstring suggestions

2010-02-12 Thread Robert Kern
On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 14:26, David Goldsmith wrote: > On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 10:57 AM, Robert Kern wrote: >> >> On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 12:19, David Goldsmith >> wrote: >> >> > PS: please, if you don't mind, in the future post docstring "complaints" >> > at >> > scipy-dev (numpy-discussion ha

Re: [Numpy-discussion] docstring suggestions

2010-02-12 Thread David Goldsmith
On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 10:57 AM, Robert Kern wrote: > On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 12:19, David Goldsmith > wrote: > > > PS: please, if you don't mind, in the future post docstring "complaints" > at > > scipy-dev (numpy-discussion has many more subscribers, many of whom > probably > > don't immediat

Re: [Numpy-discussion] docstring suggestions

2010-02-12 Thread Robert Kern
On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 12:19, David Goldsmith wrote: > PS: please, if you don't mind, in the future post docstring "complaints" at > scipy-dev (numpy-discussion has many more subscribers, many of whom probably > don't immediately care about any particular docstring problem, whereas > anyone who

Re: [Numpy-discussion] docstring suggestions

2010-02-12 Thread David Goldsmith
2010/2/12 Hans Meine > On Friday 12 February 2010 13:43:56 Hans Meine wrote: > > I was just looking for numpy.ma.compressed, but forgot its name. > Fixed this one in the Wiki. > Another strange thing is the docstring of numpy.ma.compress, which appears > in > ipython like this: > > Type:

Re: [Numpy-discussion] docstring suggestions

2010-02-12 Thread Hans Meine
On Friday 12 February 2010 13:43:56 Hans Meine wrote: > I was just looking for numpy.ma.compressed, but forgot its name. Another strange thing is the docstring of numpy.ma.compress, which appears in ipython like this: Type: instance Base Class: numpy.ma.core._frommethod [...] Docst

[Numpy-discussion] docstring suggestions

2010-02-12 Thread Hans Meine
Hi, I was just looking for numpy.ma.compressed, but forgot its name. I suggest to add a pointer/"see also" to numpy.ma.filled at least: http://docs.scipy.org/numpy/docs/numpy.ma.core.filled/ Unfortunately, I forgot the PW of my account (hans_meine), otherwise I'd have given it a shot. Ciao,