set to array

From: Alan G Isaac (aisaac_at_american.edu)
Date: 07/30/04 

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 14:33:07 -0400

Numeric.array(myset) returns an array with
one element, which is the set.

i. Even allowing that sets are not sequence types,
is this not surprising?

ii. What is the best way to produce an array of
the set elements?

Thanks,
Alan Isaac

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