Re: NaN comparisons - Call For Anecdotes

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Date	Wed, 9 Jul 2014 18:16:35 -0400
Subject	Re: NaN comparisons - Call For Anecdotes
From	Joel Goldstick <joel.goldstick@gmail.com>
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On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 5:09 PM, Anders J. Munch <2014@jmunch.dk> wrote:

> Ethan Furman:
>
>  I would suggest you ask for this on the numerical mailing lists instead
>> of here -- and you may not want to offer a beer to everyone that has an
>> anecdote for NaN behavior being useful.
>>
> I don't have time to start this discussion over again on another mailing
> list. Don't anyone on those lists read python-list also?

I've been following along here, and it seems you haven't received the
answer you want or need.  Since you are the one in search of a solution it
seems that you might take more kindly to a pointer in a direction that
might serve you better.  Best of luck

>
>
> regards, Anders
>
> --
> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
>

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Re: NaN comparisons - Call For Anecdotes Joel Goldstick <joel.goldstick@gmail.com> - 2014-07-09 18:16 -0400

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