Karl Rupp <r...@iue.tuwien.ac.at> writes:
> copy() is available for stability, fast_copy() for performance. I don't 
> think we should provide a fast_copy() which silently throws away 
> performance just for the sake of stability. I expect that a user wants 
> to get some sort of error if the 'performance version' does not work.

Why not have copy() use fast_copy() where possible, falling back to its
current code path if fast_copy() throws an error? Are there cases where
fast_copy() really is just plain inappropriate, that it's not possible
to determine in an automated way?

Best,

Toby


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