On 6/13/2016 4:47 AM, Antoine Pitrou wrote:
Currently, the choice is simple: if you want an int output, have an int input; if you want a float output, have a float output.
That is a misunderstanding, which may be influencing the discussion. Examples of complications: >>> type(np.int8(2)**2) <type 'numpy.int32'> >>> type(np.uint64(2)**np.int8(2)) <type 'numpy.float64'> I don't think anyone has proposed first principles from which the desirable behavior could be deduced. I do think reference to the reasoning used by other languages in making this decision could be helpful. Alan Isaac (on Windows) _______________________________________________ NumPy-Discussion mailing list NumPy-Discussion@scipy.org https://mail.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion
