[Numpy-discussion] What is __array_wrap__ supposed to do?

[Charles R Harris]

On Sat, Apr 26, 2008 at 9:29 PM, Robert Kern <robert.kern at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sat, Apr 26, 2008 at 10:04 PM, Charles R Harris
> <charlesr.harris at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Sat, Apr 26, 2008 at 8:59 PM, Robert Kern <robert.kern at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Sat, Apr 26, 2008 at 9:27 PM, Charles R Harris
> > > <charlesr.harris at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > Because it doesn't do what it says it does.
> > >
> > >
> > > > Here is what the docstring says:
> > > >
> > > > Help on method_descriptor:
> > > >
> > > > __array_wrap__(...)
> > > >     a.__array_wrap__(obj) -> Object of same type as a from ndarray
> obj.
> > >
> > > Python type, not numpy dtype.
> >
> > So basically it's good for keeping matrices matrices?
>
> Yes, that is what it is used for.
>

I'm working through the linalg module. There is currently variation as to
whether or not eigenvalues/singular_values/residuals, are returned as arrays
or as matrices. I'm leaning towards making them all matrices. What do you
think?

Chuck
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