Re: [Numpy-discussion] Converting bool to float

[Charles R H. <cha...@gm...>]

On 11/1/06, Robert Kern <rob...@gm...> wrote:
>
> Tim Hochberg wrote:
> > Travis Oliphant wrote:


<snip>

However, whether or not float32 arrays operated with Python float scalars
> give
> float32 or float64 arrays is tangential to my question. Does anyone
> actually
> think that a Python float operated with a boolean array should give a
> float32
> result? Must we *up*cast a boolean array to float64 to preserve the
> precision of
> the scalar?


Probably doesn't matter most of the time, I suppose, who is going to check?
I tend to think doubles because they are a bit faster on the x86
architecture and because they are a pretty common default.

Chuck