Johannes Loehnert wrote:

>>numpy.sum(x, axis=None, dtype=None, out=None)
>>vs.
>>sum(sequence, start=0)
>>    
>>

The problem here is that Numeric had sum before Python had sum.   So, 
there is a legacy issue.

As you can tell, there are limits to my concern of shadowing builtins.  
That's what name-spaces are for :-)

But, I'm sympathetic to bite-wounds.

-Travis



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