[Numpy-tickets] [NumPy] #731: numpy.linalg.eigvals can't take nested lists while numpy.linalg.eig can

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#731: numpy.linalg.eigvals can't take nested lists while numpy.linalg.eig can
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 Reporter:  nmb     |       Owner:  somebody
     Type:  defect  |      Status:  new     
 Priority:  normal  |   Milestone:  1.0.5   
Component:  Other   |     Version:  none    
 Severity:  normal  |    Keywords:          
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 I was a bit surprised by the following this afternoon:

 {{{
 >>> import numpy
 >>> numpy.linalg.eig([[1,2],[3,4]])
 (array([-0.37228132,  5.37228132]), array([[-0.82456484, -0.41597356],
        [ 0.56576746, -0.90937671]]))
 >>> numpy.linalg.eigvals([[1,2],[3,4]])
 Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
   File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5
 /site-packages/numpy/linalg/linalg.py", line 548, in eigvals
     _assertRank2(a)
   File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5
 /site-packages/numpy/linalg/linalg.py", line 120, in _assertRank2
     if len(a.shape) != 2:
 AttributeError: 'list' object has no attribute 'shape'
 >>>
 }}}

 The attached patch solves the problem for all of the functions in linalg
 and adds tests to that effect.

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Ticket URL: <http://scipy.org/scipy/numpy/ticket/731>
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