On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 05:00, mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello list. I am confused about importing numpy. > > When I do > > from numpy import * > > and I try the min function, I get the default Python min function. > > On the other hand, when I do > > import numpy as np > > and use the np.min function, I get the numpy min function (which is > obviously what I want). > > I know, the latter is preferred, but the former is so dang easy to > type. > I always thought both imports work the same, but I am obviously wrong. > What's the difference?
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