[PYTHON MATRIX-SIG] Modules and Naming issues

[Konrad Hinsen]

> I have to admit that I don't consider Numeric.LinearAlgebra to be at all
> redundant, one of these years I'm definately going to add symbolic math to
> python if nobody beats me to it.  I also don't see the need to say import

I have also played with this idea, but I'll probably never find the time
to do it :-(

> I can't imagine ever getting used to typing:
> 
> >>> Numeric.LinearAlgebra.inverse(a)

I'd probably write

import Numeric.LinearAlgebra
LA = Numeric.LinearAlgebra
...
LA.inverse(a)

And I think this is clear enough even without a written convention
or recommendation.

Konrad.
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