[Numpy-discussion] Oddity with numpy.int64 integer division

[Christian Marquardt]

On Tue, April 24, 2007 23:08, Robert Kern wrote:
> Christian Marquardt wrote:
>> Restore the invariant, and follow python.
>>
>> This
>>
>>    >>> -5 // 6
>>    -1
>>
>> and
>>
>>    >>> array([-5])[0] // 6
>>    0
>>
>> simply doesn't make sense - in any language, you would expect that
>> all basic operators provide you with the same same answer when
>> applied to the same number, no?
>
> Not if they are different types, you don't, e.g. -5.0 / 6 .

But I would regard an integer and an array of integers as the same type.

  Christian.




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