Re: namespace issue, Python vs numpy min/max problem

2010-11-14 Thread Robert Kern
On 2010-11-14 17:37 , Gregory Ewing wrote: Steven D'Aprano wrote: It only becomes your problem if you have advised people that the right way to use your module is with import *. And if you're advising people to do that, it would be an extremely good idea to give your functions different names

Re: namespace issue, Python vs numpy min/max problem

2010-11-14 Thread Gregory Ewing
Steven D'Aprano wrote: It only becomes your problem if you have advised people that the right way to use your module is with import *. And if you're advising people to do that, it would be an extremely good idea to give your functions different names so that they don't conflict with the builti

Re: namespace issue, Python vs numpy min/max problem

2010-11-13 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Sat, 13 Nov 2010 11:41:09 -0800, dmitrey wrote: > hi all, > I have the following problem: > I have overloaded "max" function in my module (FuncDesigner); it works > like following: > if some data in arguments is of type "oofun" then my function works, > elseware numpy.max() is used. > > Now th

Re: namespace issue, Python vs numpy min/max problem

2010-11-13 Thread Terry Reedy
On 11/13/2010 2:41 PM, dmitrey wrote: hi all, I have the following problem: I have overloaded "max" function in my module (FuncDesigner); it works like following: if some data in arguments is of type "oofun" then my function works, elseware numpy.max() is used. Now the problem: suppose someone w

Re: namespace issue, Python vs numpy min/max problem

2010-11-13 Thread Ben James
On 13/11/2010 19:55, dmitrey wrote: Well, I think I have found an appropriate solution. Regards, D. Hi Dmitrey, Would you mind briefly describing your solution? Thanks, Ben -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: namespace issue, Python vs numpy min/max problem

2010-11-13 Thread dmitrey
Well, I think I have found an appropriate solution. Regards, D. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

namespace issue, Python vs numpy min/max problem

2010-11-13 Thread dmitrey
hi all, I have the following problem: I have overloaded "max" function in my module (FuncDesigner); it works like following: if some data in arguments is of type "oofun" then my function works, elseware numpy.max() is used. Now the problem: suppose someone writes from FuncDesigner import * ... a =