> > On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 9:13 PM, Charles R Harris > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> >> On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 1:08 PM, Travis Oliphant >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> I like the idea. Is there resolution to the NA question? >>> >> >> No, people still disagree and are likely to do so for years to come with >> no end in sight. That's why the preview label. >> >> Agreed that it's not resolved, but I think we at least got to the point > where we agreed not to back out the complete missing data additions. So if > we clearly say that we keep all options for future API changes open > (=preview label), I don't think that the issue should hold up a numpy > release indefinitely. > > Ralf
I think a release is a good idea. In addition to the previous points mentioned, having NA in as a preview in a 1.7.0 release will likely raise it's visibility - a lot of people will read release notes of a newer version but won't ever track discussions in a mailing list. Tim Burgess Software Engineer - Coral Reef Watch Satellite Applications and Research - NESDIS National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration _______________________________________________ NumPy-Discussion mailing list [email protected] http://mail.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion
