np.isclose is slow #16160
Description
np.isclose is very slow compared with math.isclose
Reproducing code example:
import numpy as np
import timeit
print(timeit.timeit('np.isclose(0.5, 0, atol=1e-4)', 'import numpy as np', number=10000))
# 0.487607091999962
print(timeit.timeit('math.isclose(0.5, 0, abs_tol=1e-4)', 'import math', number=10000))
# 0.007888869999987946Error message:
Numpy/Python version information:
1.17.4 3.7.5 (default, Dec 9 2019, 22:42:26)
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