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| -rw-r--r-- | numpy/core/fromnumeric.py | 11 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/numpy/core/fromnumeric.py b/numpy/core/fromnumeric.py index 575df9628..a2d2f3100 100644 --- a/numpy/core/fromnumeric.py +++ b/numpy/core/fromnumeric.py @@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ from __future__ import division, absolute_import, print_function import types +import warnings +from .. import VisibleDeprecationWarning from . import multiarray as mu from . import umath as um from . import numerictypes as nt @@ -2453,6 +2455,11 @@ def rank(a): If `a` is not already an array, a conversion is attempted. Scalars are zero dimensional. + .. note:: + This function is deprecated in NumPy 1.9 to avoid confusion with + `numpy.linalg.matrix_rank`. The ``ndim`` attribute or function + should be used instead. + Parameters ---------- a : array_like @@ -2486,6 +2493,10 @@ def rank(a): 0 """ + warnings.warn( + "`rank` is deprecated; use the `ndim` attribute or function instead. " + "To find the rank of a matrix see `numpy.linalg.matrix_rank`.", + VisibleDeprecationWarning) try: return a.ndim except AttributeError: |