[Numpy-discussion] Avoiding array-scalar arithmetic?

[Travis Oliphant]

Ryan Gutenkunst wrote:

>Hi Travis,
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>Travis Oliphant wrote:
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>>Ryan Gutenkunst wrote:
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>>>I notice that numpy_array.item() will give me the first element as a 
>>>normal scalar. Would it be possible for numpy_array.item(N) to return 
>>>the Nth element of the array as a normal scalar?
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>>Now this is an interesting idea.  It would allow you to by-pass the 
>>slow-indexing as well as the array scalar computation should you desire 
>>it.  I like it and am going to add it unless there are convincing 
>>objections.
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>>-Travis
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>Thanks for the quick response, but either there's a bug, or I'm using 
>things wrong. It appears to work to work in the N-D case, but not 1-D. I 
>looked at the change you made, but my grasp of the C-API is too weak to 
>isolate the problem.
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It's a silly bug.  Please check out the latest SVN.

-Travis