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MyASPN >> Mail Archive >> numpy-discussion
numpy-discussion
Re: [Numpy-discussion] Behavior of array scalars
by Travis Oliphant other posts by this author
Feb 17 2006 5:30PM messages near this date
Re: [Numpy-discussion] Behavior of array scalars | Re: [Numpy-discussion] Behavior of array scalars
Christopher Barker wrote:

>  Travis Oliphant wrote:
> 
> >  They just don't *stay* 0-d arrays and are converted to array scalars 
> > at almost every opportunity....
> 
> 
>  I'm still confused as to what the difference is. This (recent) 
>  convesation started with my desire for a mutable scalar. CAn array 
>  scalars fill this role?

No.  array scalars are immutable (well except for the void array scalar...)

> 
>  What I mean by that role is some way to do:
> 
>  x += 5 # (and friends)


This now works in SVN.  In-place operations on 0-d arrays don't change 
on you.

-Travis



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