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-rw-r--r--numpy/core/fromnumeric.py11
-rw-r--r--numpy/core/tests/test_deprecations.py9
2 files changed, 20 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:
diff --git a/numpy/core/tests/test_deprecations.py b/numpy/core/tests/test_deprecations.py
index f7fbb94e5..6e559ab26 100644
--- a/numpy/core/tests/test_deprecations.py
+++ b/numpy/core/tests/test_deprecations.py
@@ -366,5 +366,14 @@ class TestBooleanSubtractDeprecations(_DeprecationTestCase):
self.assert_deprecated(operator.neg, args=(generic,))
+class TestRankDeprecation(_DeprecationTestCase):
+ """Test that np.rank is deprecated. The function should simply be
+ removed. The VisibleDeprecationWarning may become unnecessary.
+ """
+ def test(self):
+ a = np.arange(10)
+ assert_warns(np.VisibleDeprecationWarning, np.rank, a)
+
+
if __name__ == "__main__":
run_module_suite()