Robert Kern wrote: > On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 18:10, Sebastian Haase <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 10:31 AM, Bob Dowling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> [ I'm new here and this has the feel of an FAQ but I couldn't find >>> anything at http://www.scipy.org/FAQ . If I should have looked >>> somewhere else a URL would be gratefully received. ] >>> >>> >>> What's the reasoning behind functions like sum() and cumsum() being >>> provided both as module functions (numpy.sum(data, axis=1)) and as >>> object methods (data.sum(axis=1)) but other functions - and I stumbled >>> over diff() - only being provided as module functions? >>> >>> >> Hi Bob, >> this is a very good question. >> I think the answers are >> a) historical reasons AND, more importantly, differing personal preferences >> b) I would file the missing data.diff() as a bug. > > It's not. > Care to elaborate?
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