[Numpy-discussion] ufuncs on user-defined types in numarray

[Gary Ruben]

Thanks Konrad,
I didn't realise this was possible. I should use it on my ErrorVal module <http://users.bigpond.net.au/gazzar/python.html>. Last time I tried (quite a while ago), numarray's object array support wasn't up to allowing me to port ErrorVal from Numeric. I don't think it matters since I don't know of anyone, besides me, who has tried using my module :-( but I thought I'd mention it for Todd's benefit since I'm one who could benefit from implementing it in numarray.
Gary R.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Todd Miller" <jmiller at stsci.edu>
To: konrad.hinsen at laposte.net
Subject: Re: [Numpy-discussion] ufuncs on user-defined types in numarray
Date: 17 Dec 2004 10:09:51 -0500

> 
> On Fri, 2004-12-17 at 08:31, konrad.hinsen at laposte.net wrote:
> > I am working on making ScientificPython 
> > (http://dirac.cnrs-orleans.fr/ScientificPython/) compatible with 
> > numarray. One problem I stumbled across is that one feature of 
> > Numeric seems to be absent from numarray: the possibility to call 
> > ufuncs with arguments of non-numeric types, leading to a 
> > corresponding method call.
> >
> > As an illustration, the following example works fine with 
> > Numeric, but crashes with numarray:
> >
> > from Numeric import sqrt
> > #from numarray import sqrt
> >
> > class DummyValue:
> >
> >      def __init__(self, string):
> >          self.string = string
> >
> >      def __str__(self):
> >          return self.string
> >
> >      def sqrt(self):
> >          return DummyValue('sqrt(%s)' % self.string)
> >
> > x = DummyValue('x')
> > print sqrt(x)
> >
> >
> > Is this a bug or a feature?
> 
> It's a missing feature.
> 
> > Is there another way to make ufuncs work with user-defined classes and types?
> 
> Not that I know of.  How critical a feature is it?  Do you have a work around?
> 
> numarray ufunc handling is in flux as I'm adding numarray support to
> scipy.  At some point,  there's going to be a major ufunc consolidation,
> and perhaps I can add this additional feature then.
> 
> Regards,
> Todd
> 
> 
> 
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