mark 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?
While I agree with the other posters that "import *" is not preferred, if you want to use it, the solution is to use amin and amax, which are provided precisely to avoid the conflict. Just as arange is a numpy analog of range, amin and amax are numpy analogs of min and max. Eric > > Thanks, Mark > _______________________________________________ > Numpy-discussion mailing list > Numpy-discussion@scipy.org > http://projects.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion _______________________________________________ Numpy-discussion mailing list Numpy-discussion@scipy.org http://projects.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion
