[Matrix-SIG] Numeric Nits

Konrad Hinsen hinsen@cnrs-orleans.fr
Fri, 25 Jun 1999 12:09:49 +0200


> > > Furthermore, if types such as bytes, shorts, etc. are also introduced,
> > > figuring out the resulting type might get messy, e.g. would
> > 
> > Indeed. Again, new users are not supposed to mess around with this.
> 
> I would be somewhat reluctant to make this distinction between new and
> experienced users. I think it has more to do with what one is working on
> rather than his/her level of experience. Someone doing number crunching,

I understand "new user" as "new to data size and casting problems", not
"new to Python".

Konrad.
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