[Numpy-discussion] how to use masked arrays

[Eric Firing]

Pierre GM wrote:
[...]
> 
> * If you want to access the underlying data directly, these two commands are 
> (almost) equivalent [1]:
>>>> mydata._data
>>>> mydata.view(np.ndarray)

Shouldn't the former be discouraged, on the grounds that a leading 
underscore, by Python convention, indicates an attribute that is not 
part of the public API, but is instead part of the potentially 
changeable implementation?

Eric