On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 11:34 PM, Matthieu Brucher > Of course a += b is not the same as a = a + b. The first one modifies the > object a, the second one creates a new object and puts it inside a. The > behavior IS consistent.
Exactly -- if you ask me, the bug is that Python allows "in_place" operators for immutable objects -- they should be more than syntactic sugar. Of course, the temptation for += on regular numbers was just too much to resist. -Chris -- Christopher Barker, Ph.D. Oceanographer Emergency Response Division NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception chris.bar...@noaa.gov _______________________________________________ NumPy-Discussion mailing list NumPy-Discussion@scipy.org http://mail.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion
