[Numpy-discussion] minor improvment to ones

[David Cournapeau]

Neal Becker wrote:
> A nit, but it would be nice if 'ones' could fill with a value other than 1.
>
> Maybe an optional val= keyword?
>   

What would be the advantage compared to fill ? I would guess ones and
zeros are special because those two values are special (they can be
defined for many types, as  neutral elements for + and *),

David