[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #51329] Median fails due to nth_element in --traditional

[Nicholas Jankowski]

Follow-up Comment #4, bug #51329 (project octave):

I can confirm nth_element does not work the way median calls it if
--traditional is used.  Is that intentional? 


nth_element (X, N, DIM)
N can also be a contiguous range, either ascending 'l:u' or descending
'u:-1:l', in which case a range of elements is returned


Matlab doesn't have an nth_element function, so why does calling with
--traditional change the error state?


normal octave:

>> nth_element(1:2,2,2)
ans =  2
>> nth_element(1:2,1:2,2)
ans =

   1   2


octave with --traditional:

>> nth_element(1:2,2,2)
ans =  2
>> nth_element(1:2,1:2,2)
error: nth_element: n must be a scalar or a contiguous range



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