[Numpy-discussion] Re: Fwd: Re: inconsistent use of axis= keyword argument?

[Colin J. Williams]

Robert Kern wrote:

>Nils Wagner wrote:
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>>>Hi Robert,
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>>>Is it possible to use aliases for these operators ?
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>>>In textbooks (Matrix Algebra by Abadir and Magnus, Cambridge University
>>>Press (2005)) you will find
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>>>The vec-operator transforms a matrix into a vector by stacking its
>>>columns one underneath the other.
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>It's possible to add some aliases, sure. No, we're not going to do it. There are
>already too many different names for the same thing in numpy because of
>backwards compatibility. We should not exacerbate the problem.
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Could these be put into a separate modules and only included when 
Numeric compatibility is desired?

This would help to reduce the clutter.

Colin W.

Colin W