Robert Kern wrote:
>> What determines if an array tests for equality as the entire array or >> element-wise? > > There are some special cases for backwards compatibility. with what? IIRC, Numeric has raised an error for a very long time with: a == None #(a is a Numeric array) Personally, I liked it that way -- if you can't do a rich comparison, an error is better than a meaningless result. -Chris -- 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Numpy-discussion mailing list [email protected] http://projects.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion
