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Re: broadcast on = operator?
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Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso |
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Re: broadcast on = operator? |
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Thu, 20 Sep 2012 21:09:31 -0400 |
On 20 September 2012 18:44, Francesco Potortì <address@hidden> wrote:
> A pity that the = operator does not broadcast.
> One could do A(17:42,[1 2]) = [5 6];
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> Are there ways to do that cleanly?
No. I've also wanted that. Numpy allows that, but the semantics can
get a little complicated. I am afraid enabling broadcasting on
assignment will probably have to wait. There have been enough
cargo-culting kindergarteners breaking the Octave development model
for a while.
- Jordi G. H.