RFC: add ravel() (or flatten()) #658
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Should we have a ravel() or flatten() function? Right now you can do it with reshape, but it's maybe not obvious. reshape also has the advantage in that it can be explicit about copying.
If not, I wonder if we should have some page or documentation somewhere to indicate the best workarounds for NumPy functions that aren't included in the standard, like "replace ravel(x) with reshape(x, (x.size,))".
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rgommers commentedon Jul 16, 2023
I'd prefer that - keeping the standard to one way of doing things. Such a page would be useful for many users. We may also add guidance for PyTorch/JAX/etc. users there as needed.
The question is where it should live. Maybe under the
Otherheading in the top-level structure (see https://data-apis.org/array-api/latest/index.html)?asmeurer commentedon Jul 16, 2023
Correction. Should be "replace
ravel(x)withreshape(x, (-1,))".[-]ravel()/flatten()[/-][+]RFC: add `ravel()` (or `flatten()`)[/+]