On 10/04/2008, Alexander Michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 6:55 AM, Stéfan van der Walt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Hi Joe, all > > > > On 10/04/2008, Joe Harrington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Absolutely. Let's please standardize on: > > > > import numpy as np > > > > import scipy as sp > > > > > > I hope we do NOT standardize on these abbreviations. While a few may > > > have discussed it at a sprint, it hasn't seen broad discussion and > > > there are reasons to prefer the other practice (numpy as N, scipy as > > > S, pylab as P). > > > > "N" is a very unfortunate choice of abbreviation, given that so many > > algorithms use it to indicate the number of elements in things. "np" > > is much safer and, like Jarrod mentioned, also only takes two keys to > > type. Sebastian, a simple regexp replace should fix your problem > > (investment in hundreds of lines of N.* usage). > > > Hey! I use np *all the time* as an abbreviation for "number of points".
Is that the de-facto abbreviation used for number of pts in your field (i.e. in literature)? If so, I'd recommend you stick to N :) Cheers Stéfan _______________________________________________ Numpy-discussion mailing list Numpy-discussion@scipy.org http://projects.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion
