LOL "random integers" != "random_integers". =D On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 10:52 AM, G Young <gfyoun...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Your statement is a little self-contradictory, but in any case, you > shouldn't worry about random_integers getting removed from the code-base. > However, it has been deprecated in favor of randint. > > On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 11:48 PM, Juan Nunez-Iglesias <jni.s...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Also fwiw, I think the 0-based, half-open interval is one of the best >> features of Python indexing and yes, I do use random integers to index into >> my arrays and would not appreciate having to litter my code with "-1" >> everywhere. >> >> On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 10:29 AM, Alan Isaac <alan.is...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> On 2/17/2016 3:42 PM, Robert Kern wrote: >>> >>>> random.randint() was the one big exception, and it was considered a >>>> mistake for that very reason, soft-deprecated in favor of >>>> random.randrange(). >>>> >>> >>> >>> randrange also has its detractors: >>> https://code.activestate.com/lists/python-dev/138358/ >>> and following. >>> >>> I think if we start citing persistant conventions, the >>> persistent convention across *many* languages that the bounds >>> provided for a random integer range are inclusive also counts for >>> something, especially when the names are essentially shared. >>> >>> But again, I am just trying to be clear about what is at issue, >>> not push for a change. I think citing non-existent standards >>> is not helpful. I think the discrepancy between the Python >>> standard library and numpy for a function going by a common >>> name is harmful. (But then, I teach.) >>> >>> fwiw, >>> >>> Alan >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> NumPy-Discussion mailing list >>> NumPy-Discussion@scipy.org >>> https://mail.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> NumPy-Discussion mailing list >> NumPy-Discussion@scipy.org >> https://mail.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > NumPy-Discussion mailing list > NumPy-Discussion@scipy.org > https://mail.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion > >
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