WIP: Make str → bool conversion consistent #9877
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Caused by string values being cast to an int first and then a bool, ie arr.astype(int).astype(bool). This causes crashes on non-numeric strings, and only accepts strings of 0 as false. Fixes numpy#9847
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@seberg is this covered by your work? |
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I have not looked into this, just another beehive to stab. There are corner case changes on 1.20 even, but they are not and improvement with respect to this :(. This might get seriously in the way at some point, considering how inconsistent it is. If there is any chance to prioritize this and rip off the band-aid, then I would be all for it, but it is a difficult decision to make... |
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Just to show what a compatibility-breaking fix for #9875 could look like. Let's leave discussions about whether this is the right thing to do in #9875.