assigning a sequence to an array

[amitsoni.1984]

Hi,
I am using "A[a,:]=row" in python, where A is a matrix and row is a
sequence. But it gives following error:
-------- error------
A[a,:]=row
ValueError: setting an array element with a sequence.

Is there a way to change type of sequence to array so that this
situation could be handled

thanks
Amit

[Robert Kern]

am***********@gmail.com wrote:

Hi,
I am using "A[a,:]=row" in python, where A is a matrix and row is a
sequence. But it gives following error:
-------- error------
A[a,:]=row
ValueError: setting an array element with a sequence.

Is there a way to change type of sequence to array so that this
situation could be handled

You don't say what array package you are using. I presume numpy. In any case,
the place to ask those questions (even for the older numarray and Numeric
packages) is the numpy list.

http://www.scipy.org/Mailing_Lists

We will need some more information from you when you come to the numpy list.
Please reduce your problematic code to the smallest, self-contained script that
demonstrates the problem, and post it and the exact output that you get.

--
Robert Kern

"I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma
that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had
an underlying truth."
-- Umberto Eco

[amitsoni.1984]

actually what i want to do is this:
i have a file with following format:
1 2
3 9
2 3
4 4

I want to read it and then store the values into two matrices, s.t.
A=[1 2;3 9]
B=[2 3;4 4]

any easier way of doing this?
thanks
Amit

Robert Kern wrote:

am***********@gmail.com wrote:

Hi,
I am using "A[a,:]=row" in python, where A is a matrix and row is a
sequence. But it gives following error:
-------- error------
A[a,:]=row
ValueError: setting an array element with a sequence.

Is there a way to change type of sequence to array so that this
situation could be handled

You don't say what array package you are using. I presume numpy. In any case,
the place to ask those questions (even for the older numarray and Numeric
packages) is the numpy list.

http://www.scipy.org/Mailing_Lists

We will need some more information from you when you come to the numpy list.
Please reduce your problematic code to the smallest, self-contained script that
demonstrates the problem, and post it and the exact output that you get.

--
Robert Kern

"I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma
that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had
an underlying truth."
-- Umberto Eco