I guess that makes sense on a certain level, but boy it is cumbersome to explain to a class. It pretty much defeats the whole purpose of doing from numpy import *.
Mark On Aug 6, 12:03 pm, "Robert Kern" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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? > > We specifically exclude those names which would override builtins. > > -- > Robert Kern > > "I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless > enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as > though it had an underlying truth." > -- Umberto Eco > _______________________________________________ > Numpy-discussion mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED]://projects.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion _______________________________________________ Numpy-discussion mailing list Numpy-discussion@scipy.org http://projects.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion
