> I like the strings, maybe that is not the best, but yes I would like to defer
> that discussion. Having the string representation does allow 'pad()' to make
> some checks on inputs to the built in functions.
>
> About whether to have "pad('mean', a, 5)" or "pad(a, 'mean', 5)" - I don't
> care. It seems like we have two votes for the later form (Travis and
> Nathaniel) and unless others weigh in, I will make the change soonish.
>
>
> I think the suggestion is pad(a, 5, mode='mean'), which would be consistent
> with common numpy signatures. The mode keyword should probably have a
> default, something commonly used. I'd suggest 'mean', Nathaniel suggests
> 'zero', I think either would be fine.
It looks like most agree that pad(a, 5, mode='mean') is the preferred API.
In terms of the default, it really depends on the problem as to which one is
most sensible.
I notice that mode='edge' does not require additional keyword arguments and so
perhaps this is the best default. But, I think Tim should make the call on
which default he prefers.
-Travis
>
> Chuck
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