[Numpy-discussion] adding a .M attribute to the array.

[Konrad Hinsen]

> I believe the correct solution is a major upgrade to Matrix.py along the
> lines of what is done in MA; that is, to craft an object that uses
> Numeric for its implementation but which defines all its own operators
> in a manner that is semantically sensible for the type of object it is. 

That is exactly my idea as well. However, from a quick glance at MA,
it seems that this solution could suffer from performance problems
when done in Python. What are the real-life experiences with MA in
that respect?

I suppose the new type inheritance mechanisms in Python 2.2 could help
to make this more efficient, but I haven't used them for anything yet.

Konrad.
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