On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 10:36 AM, Neal Becker <ndbeck...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I notice rint returns float. Shouldn't it return int? > AFAICT, rint() is the same as round(), except with slightly different rules for the "halfway" case. So returning a float makes sense, as round() and ceil() and floor() all do. ( though I've always thought those should return inegers, too... ) By the way, what IS the difference between rint and round? In [37]: for val in [-2.5, -3.5, 2.5, 3.5]: ....: assert np.rint(val) == np.round(val) ....: In [38]: -CHB -- Christopher Barker, Ph.D. Oceanographer Emergency Response Division NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception chris.bar...@noaa.go <chris.bar...@noaa.gov>
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