Ivan Vilata i Balaguer wrote: > Today I was surprised by this:: > > >>>> import numpy >>>> numpy.__version__ >>>> > '1.0.dev3341' > >>>> numpy.prod(()) >>>> > 1.0 > > Wouldn't be 0.0 a more natural answer? I understand that 1 is neutral > on product operations, but I still can't see why 1.0 is a better answer. >
It's the identity for the multiplication ufunc. > Sorry for the clueless question, but I have searched lists, docstrings > and web and found nothing about this. > > (BTW, the definitions of ``prod()`` and ``product()`` are still > identical as noted by Sebastian Haase some time ago.) > Is this a problem? -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
