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"The @ operator would do away for a matrix type" which is only an issue because every lib needs to define its own matrix type ? Then why isn't the solution to p

by bsaul 13y ago

"The @ operator would do away for a matrix type" which is only an issue because every lib needs to define its own matrix type ? Then why isn't the solution to provide this type in the standard lib ?

ptx 13y ago
Because providing a useful (fast) implementation is "highly non-trivial" and doing anything less "would just create a trap for users", says the PEP.
aaren 13y ago
It doesn't have to be used for matrix multiplication. Other libraries might overload it as something else.