diff -r 000000000000 -r 0efde00f9229 python/makezero.py
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/python/makezero.py	Fri May 27 14:24:59 2011 +0530
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+import pylab as pl
+
+def makezero(B, gap=None):
+    B = pl.array(B)   # B is a vector!
+    B = B.squeeze()
+    if len(B.shape)!=1:
+        print "B must be a vector!"
+        exit()
+    if gap == None:
+        gap = 1e8
+    temp = B[pl.find(B)]
+    temp = -pl.sort(-abs(temp))
+    ratio = temp[:-1]/pl.float32(temp[1:])
+    if pl.find(ratio>gap).size != 0:
+        min_ind = min(pl.find(ratio>gap))
+        our_eps = temp[min_ind+1]
+        zeroind = pl.find(abs(B)<=our_eps)
+        B[zeroind] = 0
+    return pl.atleast_2d(B) 
+
+if __name__== "__main__":
+    B = pl.array([2,3,.000000000004,5,.00006])
+    print B
+    B = makezero(B)
+    print B
+