def broadcasted(self, shape):
"""Broadcasts the Characteristic to shape SHAPE by broadcast()'ing
the contained Dependencies. Thus, for documentation, see
Dependency.broadcast().
This method acts not in-place."""
result = Characteristic(shape = shape)
for dependency in self.dependencies:
result.append(dependency.broadcasted(shape))
return result
def broadcast(self, shape):
"""Broadcasts the Characteristic to shape SHAPE by broadcast()'ing
the contained Dependencies. Thus, for documentation, see
Dependency.broadcast().
This method acts in-place."""
# Emulate the in-place behaviour by replacing the dependencies.
dependencies = self.dependencies
self.dependencies = []
for dependency in dependencies:
self.append(dependency.broadcasted(shape))
