consistency: extending arrays vs. multiplication ?

[Robert Kern]

Soeren Sonnenburg wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Just having started with python, I feel that simple array operations '*'
> and '+' don't do multiplication/addition but instead extend/join an
> array:
> 
> a=[1,2,3]

This isn't an array. It is a list. If you want an array, use 
Numeric/numarray. If you want lists, use lists. Lists will never grow 
the kind of behavior you're asking for.

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