Shorthand notation for numpy.array() [closed]

Question

Are there any accepted shorthand notations for numpy.array()? For me the biggest drawback of using numpy, as compared to dedicated numerical langages, is that there is no compact notation for array creation.

My typical verbose usage would be:

import numpy as np
a = np.array([1,2,3])

Can anyone provide examples of shorthand notation for numpy array creation as used in existing mature projects?

Answer 1

Based on DSM's comment, here is a possible short hand:

One could first define the following:

import numpy as np
class ShorthandArray(object):
    def __getitem__(self, key):
        if isinstance(key, tuple):
            return np.array(key)
        else:
            return np.array([key])

_ = ShorthandArray()

Now array creation can be now be done using:

a = _[1,2,3] 

This will also work for multi-dimensional arrays:

a = _[[1,2,3]]

This is certainly compact, but is totally non-standard python notation. Brackets are meant for item access, not for class creation. I can see this potentially creating a great deal of confusion.