[Numpy-discussion] rand argument question (original) (raw)

Alan G Isaac aisaac at american.edu
Fri Jun 2 15:34:08 EDT 2006

On Fri, 02 Jun 2006, Robert Kern apparently wrote:

Changing the API of rand() and randn() doesn't solve any problem. Removing them might.

I think this is too blunt an argument. For example, use of the old interface might issue a deprecation warning. This would make it very likely that all new code use the new interface.

I would also be fine with demoting these to the Numeric compatability module, although I find that the inferior choice (since it means a loss of convenience).

Unless one of these changes is made, new users will forever be asking this same question. And either way, making the sacrifices needed for greater consistency seems like a good idea before 1.0.

Cheers, Alan

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