Re: [Numpy-discussion] How do I make a diagonal matrix?

[Alan G I. <ai...@am...>]

> Alan G Isaac wrote:=20
>> Hmm. One would think that diag() would accept a flatiter=20
>> object, but it does not.  Shouldn't it??=20


On Fri, 23 Jun 2006, Travis Oliphant apparently wrote:=20
> It doesn't?=20
> try:=20
> a =3D rand(3,4)=20
> diag(a.flat).shape=20

OK, but then try:
>>> a=3DN.mat(a)
>>> N.diag(a.flat).shape
(1,)

Why is a.flat not the same as a.A.flat?

Alan Isaac