[Numpy-discussion] coercion for array-like objects for ufuncs

[Chris Myers]

I have a Python object that contains a NumPy array (among other
things), and I'd like it to behave like an array in certain
circumstances.  (For example, I can define __getitem__ on the class so
that the underlying NumPy array is indexed.)

I'd like to be able to act on such an object with a ufunc, but am
stymied.  For example, if y is an instance of this array-like class of
mine, then I get a type error if I try a reduction on it:

>>> Numeric.minimum.reduce(y)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
TypeError: function not supported for these types, and can't coerce to supported types


Is there a way I can effect this coercion?  I guess I'd prefer not to
have to inherit from UserArray.

Thanks,

Chris

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