[Numpy-discussion] strange behavior with a numpy array as member of a list

[Christopher Barker]

Robert Kern wrote:

>> What determines if an array tests for equality as the entire array or 
>> element-wise?
> 
> There are some special cases for backwards compatibility. 

with what?

IIRC, Numeric has raised an error for a very long time with:

a == None #(a is a Numeric array)

Personally, I liked it that way -- if you can't do a rich comparison, an 
error is better than a meaningless result.

-Chris


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