[Numpy-discussion] Character typecode

[Jochen Küpper]

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According to the manual there is a typecode 'Character'. But the
following program gives an error:
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| import Numeric as num
| data = num.array([1,2,3], num.Character)
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| Traceback (most recent call last):
|   File "<stdin>", line 2, in ?
| AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'Character'
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This is python-2.2, latest NumPy cvs. The following line fixes
that. Any reason that isn't in there?

Index: Lib/Precision.py
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/numpy/Numerical/Lib/Precision.py,v
retrieving revision 1.1.1.1
diff -u -r1.1.1.1 Precision.py
- --- Lib/Precision.py    2000/01/13 21:23:06     1.1.1.1
+++ Lib/Precision.py    2002/01/27 15:30:50
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
             return typecode
     raise PrecisionError, key+" of "+str(required_bits)+" bits not available on this system"
 
+Character = 'c'
 UnsignedInt8 = 'b'
 
 try: Int0 = _lookup(_code_table, 'Integer', 0)


Greetings,
Jochen

PS: The manual page http://pfdubois.com/numpy/html2/numpy-6.html is
    really messed up right at the spot where typecodes are
    explained. That is with Netscape-4.7 and Mozilla-0.9.7 on Linux
    and Win2000.

PPS: What format is the manual master deocument in? Would it be
     feasible to generate info pages from that?
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