[Numpy-discussion] Deleting a row from a matrix

[Nick F. <nv...@MI...>]

On Aug 26, 2006, at 7:05 AM, Keith Goodman wrote:
> On 8/26/06, Bill Baxter <wb...@gm...> wrote:
>> On 8/26/06, Travis Oliphant <oli...@ie...> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I've come up with adding the functions (not methods at this point)
>>>
>>> deletefrom
>>> insertinto
>>
>>
>> "delete" and "insert" really would be better.   The current "insert"
>> function seems inaptly named.  What it does sounds more like  
>> "overlay" or
>> "set_masked".
>
> I prefer delete and insert too. I guess it is OK that del and delete
> are similar (?)

How about "deleted" and "inserted" to parallel "sorted"?  "delete"  
and "insert" sound very imperative and side-effects-ish.

Nick