On 2019-02-03 02:03, David Mertz wrote:
Slightly more on my initial behavior:
>>> Vector({1:2,3:4})
TypeError: Ambiguity vectorizing a map, perhaps try it.keys(),
it.values(), or it.items()
>>> Vector(37)
TypeError: Vector can only be initialized with an iterable
>>> Vector("hello")
<Vector of 'hello'>
I'm wondering if maybe making a vector out of a scalar should simply be
a length-one vector. What do you think?
Also, should a single string be treated like a vector of characters or
like a scalar? It feels kinda pointless to make a vector of characters
since I cannot think of anything it would do better than a plain string
already does (largely just the same thing slower).
[snip]
I think it should follow the pre-existing behaviour of list, set, tuple,
etc.
>>> Vector("hello")
<Vector of ['h', 'e', 'l', 'l', 'o']>
Why is it pointless for a vector, but not for a list?
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