[NumPy-Tickets] [NumPy] #1375: min() and max() accept and return dictionaries

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#1375: min() and max() accept and return dictionaries
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 Reporter:  gabriel     |       Owner:  somebody
     Type:  defect      |      Status:  new     
 Priority:  normal      |   Milestone:          
Component:  numpy.core  |     Version:  1.3.0   
 Keywords:  min max     |  
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 This is probably not desired, or is it?

 In [1]: numpy.min({'a':45})[[BR]]

 Out[1]: {'a': 45}

 The same goes for max()

 However I see that Python's built-in min() also happily accepts
 dictionaries; it escapes me why.

 Numpy's behavior is not restricted to dictionaries, but min() and max()
 will also happily accept esoteric user-defined class instances and return
 them.

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