Re: [Numpy-discussion] bad generator behaviour with sum

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On Aug 27, 2006, at 4:19 PM, numpy-discussion- 
re...@li... wrote:

>>
>> It seems like numpy.sum breaks generator expressions:
>>
>> In [1]: sum(i*i for i in range(10))
>> Out[1]: 285
>>
>> In [2]: from numpy import sum
>>
>> In [3]: sum(i*i for i in range(10))
>> Out[3]: <generator object at 0x10eca58>
>>
>> Is this intentional? If so, how do I get the behaviour that I am  
>> after?
>>
>
>
> In [3]: sum([i*i for i in range(10)])
> Out[3]: 285

Well, thats a list comprehension, not a generator expression. I was  
after the latter because it is more efficient.

Thanks,
C.

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