[Numpy-discussion] should the return type of matlib.reshape be ndarray or matrix?

[Pengkui Luo]

Most functions in numpy return ndarray by default.
Use numpy.asmatrix() if you want a matrix.

>>> from numpy import matlib, asmatrix
>>> m = matlib.reshape([1,2],(2,1))
>>> type(m)
<type 'numpy.ndarray'>
>>> type( asmatrix(m) )
<class 'numpy.matrixlib.defmatrix.matrix'>

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Pengkui


On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 22:09, Alan G Isaac <alan.isaac@gmail.com> wrote:

> Is this the intended behavior?
>
>     >>> from numpy import matlib
>     >>> m = matlib.reshape([1,2],(2,1))
>     >>> type(m)
>     <type 'numpy.ndarray'>
>
> For any 2d shape, I expected a matrix.
> (And probably an exception if the shape is not 2d.)
>
> Thanks,
> Alan Isaac
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