Re: [Numpy-discussion] docstring suggestions

2010-02-13 Thread Pierre GM
On Feb 12, 2010, at 11:01 PM, David Goldsmith wrote: On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 7:09 PM, Pierre GM pgmdevl...@gmail.com wrote: On Feb 12, 2010, at 8:14 PM, David Goldsmith wrote Is the present issue an instance where Scott's second statement is invalid, an instance where its validity is

Re: [Numpy-discussion] docstring suggestions

2010-02-13 Thread David Goldsmith
On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 7:31 PM, Pierre GM pgmdevl...@gmail.com wrote: On Feb 12, 2010, at 11:01 PM, David Goldsmith wrote: On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 7:09 PM, Pierre GM pgmdevl...@gmail.com wrote: On Feb 12, 2010, at 8:14 PM, David Goldsmith wrote Is the present issue an instance where

Re: [Numpy-discussion] docstring suggestions

2010-02-13 Thread David Goldsmith
On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 9:53 PM, Pierre GM pgmdevl...@gmail.com wrote: On Feb 13, 2010, at 11:56 PM, David Goldsmith wrote: Please don't misinterpret my statements to mean that I think this isn't important and/or that you should feel solely responsible for a fix - I sincerely just wanted

Re: [Numpy-discussion] docstring suggestions

2010-02-13 Thread Pierre GM
On Feb 14, 2010, at 1:42 AM, David Goldsmith wrote: On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 9:53 PM, Pierre GM pgmdevl...@gmail.com wrote: On Feb 13, 2010, at 11:56 PM, David Goldsmith wrote: Please don't misinterpret my statements to mean that I think this isn't important and/or that you should feel

Re: [Numpy-discussion] docstring suggestions

2010-02-13 Thread Fernando Perez
On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 12:53 AM, Pierre GM pgmdevl...@gmail.com wrote: In IPython, numpy.ma.compress? gives you the doc, twice (I don't get why). I don't have a clue either, but it's now tracked at least: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ipython/+bug/521612 Thanks! f

Re: [Numpy-discussion] docstring suggestions

2010-02-13 Thread David Goldsmith
On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 10:52 PM, Pierre GM pgmdevl...@gmail.com wrote: On Feb 14, 2010, at 1:42 AM, David Goldsmith wrote: On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 9:53 PM, Pierre GM pgmdevl...@gmail.com wrote: On Feb 13, 2010, at 11:56 PM, David Goldsmith wrote: Please don't misinterpret my

Re: [Numpy-discussion] docstring suggestions

2010-02-12 Thread Hans Meine
On Friday 12 February 2010 13:43:56 Hans Meine wrote: I was just looking for numpy.ma.compressed, but forgot its name. Another strange thing is the docstring of numpy.ma.compress, which appears in ipython like this: Type: instance Base Class: numpy.ma.core._frommethod [...]

Re: [Numpy-discussion] docstring suggestions

2010-02-12 Thread David Goldsmith
2010/2/12 Hans Meine me...@informatik.uni-hamburg.de On Friday 12 February 2010 13:43:56 Hans Meine wrote: I was just looking for numpy.ma.compressed, but forgot its name. Fixed this one in the Wiki. Another strange thing is the docstring of numpy.ma.compress, which appears in ipython

Re: [Numpy-discussion] docstring suggestions

2010-02-12 Thread Robert Kern
On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 12:19, David Goldsmith d.l.goldsm...@gmail.com wrote: PS: please, if you don't mind, in the future post docstring complaints at scipy-dev (numpy-discussion has many more subscribers, many of whom probably don't immediately care about any particular docstring problem,

Re: [Numpy-discussion] docstring suggestions

2010-02-12 Thread David Goldsmith
On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 10:57 AM, Robert Kern robert.k...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 12:19, David Goldsmith d.l.goldsm...@gmail.com wrote: PS: please, if you don't mind, in the future post docstring complaints at scipy-dev (numpy-discussion has many more subscribers, many of

Re: [Numpy-discussion] docstring suggestions

2010-02-12 Thread Robert Kern
On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 14:26, David Goldsmith d.l.goldsm...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 10:57 AM, Robert Kern robert.k...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 12:19, David Goldsmith d.l.goldsm...@gmail.com wrote: PS: please, if you don't mind, in the future post docstring

Re: [Numpy-discussion] docstring suggestions

2010-02-12 Thread josef . pktd
On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 3:29 PM, Robert Kern robert.k...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 14:26, David Goldsmith d.l.goldsm...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 10:57 AM, Robert Kern robert.k...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 12:19, David Goldsmith

Re: [Numpy-discussion] docstring suggestions

2010-02-12 Thread Robert Kern
On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 14:42, josef.p...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 3:29 PM, Robert Kern robert.k...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 14:26, David Goldsmith d.l.goldsm...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 10:57 AM, Robert Kern robert.k...@gmail.com wrote: On

Re: [Numpy-discussion] docstring suggestions

2010-02-12 Thread josef . pktd
On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 3:47 PM, Robert Kern robert.k...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 14:42,  josef.p...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 3:29 PM, Robert Kern robert.k...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 14:26, David Goldsmith d.l.goldsm...@gmail.com wrote: On

Re: [Numpy-discussion] docstring suggestions

2010-02-12 Thread Robert Kern
On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 14:58, josef.p...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 3:47 PM, Robert Kern robert.k...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 14:42,  josef.p...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 3:29 PM, Robert Kern robert.k...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at

Re: [Numpy-discussion] docstring suggestions

2010-02-12 Thread David Goldsmith
OK, OK, Ok, it's not worth getting into a flame war over. We ask people who are going to be working on the docstrings to subscribe to scipy-dev; this is not the same thing as being an innocent bystander asking a question or making a comment - I retract the request. Now, does anyone have anything

Re: [Numpy-discussion] docstring suggestions

2010-02-12 Thread Pierre GM
On Feb 12, 2010, at 4:24 PM, David Goldsmith wrote: OK, OK, Ok, it's not worth getting into a flame war over. We ask people who are going to be working on the docstrings to subscribe to scipy-dev; this is not the same thing as being an innocent bystander asking a question or making a

Re: [Numpy-discussion] docstring suggestions

2010-02-12 Thread David Goldsmith
On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 2:30 PM, Pierre GM pgmdevl...@gmail.com wrote: On Feb 12, 2010, at 4:24 PM, David Goldsmith wrote: OK, OK, Ok, it's not worth getting into a flame war over. We ask people who are going to be working on the docstrings to subscribe to scipy-dev; this is not the same

Re: [Numpy-discussion] docstring suggestions

2010-02-12 Thread Pierre GM
On Feb 12, 2010, at 8:14 PM, David Goldsmith wrote Is the present issue an instance where Scott's second statement is invalid, an instance where its validity is resulting in a poor docstring for the function, or an instance in which Scott's recommendation was not followed? The methods'

Re: [Numpy-discussion] docstring suggestions

2010-02-12 Thread David Goldsmith
On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 7:09 PM, Pierre GM pgmdevl...@gmail.com wrote: On Feb 12, 2010, at 8:14 PM, David Goldsmith wrote Is the present issue an instance where Scott's second statement is invalid, an instance where its validity is resulting in a poor docstring for the function, or an