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DOC: add a docstring for the function 'compare_chararrays' (See #10106) - #12338
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ryzheboka
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I wonder why that function is public in the first place. Do you have a reason for using |
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I'm actually surprised you can do the operations without that function -- the string / unicode operations often seem to require their own functions for simple operations instead of assuming that i.e., |
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This is specifically for the |
| >>> a = np.array([["a"], ["b"], ["cde"]]) | ||
| >>> b = np.array([["a"], ["a"], ["dec"]]) | ||
| >>> np.compare_chararrays(a,b,">",True) | ||
| array([[False],[True],[False]]) |
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Why not just make these 1D arrays?
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Thank you, I hadn't thought about that, so just changed it.
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@mattip It looks like the name is outdated and misleading, it works for string arrays in general. |
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Thanks @ryzheboka . |
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That's my first contribution, so I feel quit unsure.