Sebastian Haase wrote: >Travis Oliphant wrote: > > >And that automatically implies that there a 32bit-int cannot be used in >place of a "normal python integer" !? >I could see wanting to use int16 or event uint8 as a tuple index. >Logically a small type would be save to use in place of a bigger one ... > >
That is the purpose behind the __index__ attribute I added to Python 2.5 (see PEP 357). This allows all the scalar integers to be used in place of integers inside of Python. -Travis ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Numpy-discussion mailing list Numpy-discussion@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/numpy-discussion