[Numpy-discussion] What type should / return in python 3k when applied to two integer types?

[Robert Kern]

On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 12:43, Charles R
Harris<charlesr.harris at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 1:27 PM, Robert Kern <robert.kern at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 11:24, Charles R
>> Harris<charlesr.harris at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > I'm thinking double. There is a potential loss of precision for 64 bit
>> > ints
>> > but nothing else seems reasonable for a default. Thoughts?
>>
>> Python int / Python int => Python float
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>> no matter how many decimal places the two ints have. I also say double.
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> What about //?
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> In [1]: x = ones(1, dtype=uint64)
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> In [2]: y = ones(1, dtype=int64)
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> In [3]: floor_divide(x,y).dtype
> Out[3]: dtype('float64')

Ewww. It should be an appropriate integer type. Probably whatever x*y is.

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Robert Kern

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