Charles R Harris wrote: > > > On Jan 4, 2008 11:13 AM, Pearu Peterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > On Fri, January 4, 2008 7:33 pm, Travis E. Oliphant wrote: > > > So, create an empty object array and insert the entries the way > you want > > them: > > > > a = np.empty(1,dtype=object) > > a[0] = A((1,2)) > > Actually this is still an option if to put the above > to a A.as_array method something like > > class A(tuple): > def as_array(self): > import numpy > obj = numpy.empty(1,dtype=object) > obj[0] = self > return obj > > but it would be nice if the __array__ method also worked. > Could this be something that should be put to issues or > would it just get a WontFix flag? > > > IIRC the previous discussions, there simply isn't enough information > in the array interface to decide what needs to be done with regards to > object arrays. I think a general solution would require a specialized > creation function with more arguments, say, a depth argument which > would create objects at a certain depth of nesting. In your case that > would be at level 0(1?). I think that would solve most problems, and I > suppose it could be added to the current array interface with a > default value implying current behavior, i.e., as deep as possible. > I like the depth option, and that could be used with the current interface without too much difficulty, I think.
This question does come up quite often and should probably be addressed. -Travis _______________________________________________ Numpy-discussion mailing list Numpy-discussion@scipy.org http://projects.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion
