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diff --git a/doc/source/reference/arrays.classes.rst b/doc/source/reference/arrays.classes.rst index c5563bddd..3a4ed2168 100644 --- a/doc/source/reference/arrays.classes.rst +++ b/doc/source/reference/arrays.classes.rst @@ -480,16 +480,16 @@ Character arrays (:mod:`numpy.char`) The `chararray` class exists for backwards compatibility with Numarray, it is not recommended for new development. Starting from numpy 1.4, if one needs arrays of strings, it is recommended to use arrays of - `dtype` `object_`, `string_` or `unicode_`, and use the free functions + `dtype` `object_`, `bytes_` or `str_`, and use the free functions in the `numpy.char` module for fast vectorized string operations. -These are enhanced arrays of either :class:`string_` type or -:class:`unicode_` type. These arrays inherit from the +These are enhanced arrays of either :class:`str_` type or +:class:`bytes_` type. These arrays inherit from the :class:`ndarray`, but specially-define the operations ``+``, ``*``, and ``%`` on a (broadcasting) element-by-element basis. These operations are not available on the standard :class:`ndarray` of character type. In addition, the :class:`chararray` has all of the -standard :class:`string <str>` (and :class:`unicode`) methods, +standard :class:`str` (and :class:`bytes`) methods, executing them on an element-by-element basis. Perhaps the easiest way to create a chararray is to use :meth:`self.view(chararray) <ndarray.view>` where *self* is an ndarray of str or unicode |