[Numpy-discussion] classmethods for ndarray

[Travis Oliphant]

Christopher Barker wrote:

>Travis Oliphant wrote:
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>>I'm thinking that we should have several.  For example all the fromXXX 
>>functions should probably be classmethods
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>>ndarray.frombuffer
>>ndarray.fromfile
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>would they still be accessible in their functional form in the numpy 
>namespace?
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Yes, until a major revision at which point they could (if deemed useful) 
be removed after a deprecation warning period.

-Travis