[Numpy-discussion] Vote: complex64 vs complex128 (was: first impressions with numpy
Sebastian Haase
haase at msg.ucsf.edu
Mon Apr 3 22:06:05 EDT 2006
Hi,
Could we start another poll on this !?
I think I would vote
+1 for complex32 & complex64 mostly just because of "that's what I'm
used to"
But I'm curious to hear what others "know to be in use" - e.g. Matlab or
IDL !
- Thanks
Sebastian Haase
Travis Oliphant wrote:
> Sebastian Haase wrote:
>
>> Tim Hochberg wrote:
>> <snip>
>>
>>> This would work fine if repr were instead:
>>>
>>> dtype([('x', float64), ('z', complex128)])
>>>
>>> Anyway, this all seems reasonable to me at first glance. That said, I
>>> don't plan to work on this, I've got other fish to fry at the moment.
>>
>>
>> A new point: Please remind me (and probably others): when did it get
>> decided to introduce 'complex128' to mean numarray's complex64
>> and the 'complex64' to mean numarray's complex32 ?
>
> It was last February (i.e. 2005) when I first started posting regarding
> the new NumPy. I claimed it was more consistent to use actual
> bit-widths. A few people, including Perry, indicated they weren't
> opposed to the change and so I went ahead with it.
>
> You can read relevant posts by searching on
> numpy-discussion at lists.sourceforge.net
>
> Discussions are always welcome. I suppose it's not too late to change
> something like this --- but it's getting there...
>
> -Travis
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