RE: [Numpy-discussion] typecodes in numarray

[Perry G. <pe...@st...>]

I think Todd was referring to the recent addition of unsigned types
to Numeric, along with came new typecodes. These types were already
in numarray at the time.

Perry

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> From: Paul F Dubois [mailto:pa...@pf...]
> Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 12:42 PM
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> Subject: RE: [Numpy-discussion] typecodes in numarray
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> I don't understand this remark:
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> <snip >but I am making an argument that perhaps
> > numarray should only go so far in the support of what I regard as an
> > obsolescent feature.  If the Numeric developers choose to continue
> > extending the use of typecodes in ways that are incompatible with
> > numarray,  one way of dealing with it is to "just say no".
> > We are going
> > beyond the scope of backwards compatability to on-going compatabilty.
> > (Which we may still have to do but needs to be discussed and
> > considered)
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> There is no "on-going" Numeric development. It stops the minute
> numarray is
> ready. Period. We developers all agreed on that. The whole reason for
> numarray is that Numeric was pronounced unmaintainable and unextendable by
> those who frequently had to work on it. To do anything else will fragment
> the entire numerical python community and software set.
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