--- On Thu, 8/27/09, Fons Adriaensen <f...@kokkinizita.net> wrote: > 2. Adopting that format will make it even more important > to > clearly define in which cases data gets copied and when > not. > This should be based on some simple rules that can be > evaluated > by a code author without requiring a lookup in the > reference > docs each time.
I think this is a _good_ idea (I don't know how easy/difficult it would be to implement, though; perhaps the most difficult part would be the human side, i.e., settling on a policy to implement.) > 3. Finally remove all the redundancy and legacy stuff from > the > world of numerical Python. It is *very* confusing to a new > user. I like this also (but I also know that actually trying to achieve it would ruffle a lot of feathers). > 4. Ensure that each package deals with one problem area > only. > For example a package that (by its name) suggests it > provides > plotting facilities should provide only plotting > facilities, > and not spectra, averages of all sorts, etc. I thought #3 was "Finally." ;-) Seriously though, can you be more specific as to where you see this problem presently in NumPy? For example, NumPy doesn't presently have a plotting package... (MatPlotLib is not a NumPy package - it is an independent package that uses NumPy, but it is not part of NumPy - picking nits, perhaps, but it's a nit I'm sure many would beg to pick.) > 5. Ensure some consistency in style. Some numerical Python > > packages use two-character function names, some a have > veryLongCamelCased names. Again, where exactly do you see this problem presently in NumPy? DG > Just my two Eurocents of course. > > Ciao, > > -- > FA > > Io lo dico sempre: l'Italia è troppo stretta e lunga. > > _______________________________________________ > NumPy-Discussion mailing list > NumPy-Discussion@scipy.org > http://mail.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion > _______________________________________________ NumPy-Discussion mailing list NumPy-Discussion@scipy.org http://mail.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion
