Re: [Numpy-discussion] rand argument question

[Robert K. <rob...@gm...>]

Sven Schreiber wrote:
> Hi all,
> this may be a stupid question, but why doesn't rand accept a shape tuple
> as argument? I find the difference between the argument types of rand
> and (for example) zeros somewhat confusing. (See below for
> illustration.) Can anybody offer an intuition/explanation?

rand() is a convenience function. It's only purpose is to offer this convenient
API. If you want a function that takes tuples, use numpy.random.random().

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Robert Kern

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