wow, i didnt even realize that numpy had such an engine. Thanks! -Chris
On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 4:34 PM, Robert Bradshaw < [email protected]> wrote: > On Feb 16, 2010, at 1:05 PM, Lisandro Dalcin wrote: > > > On 16 February 2010 17:35, Dag Sverre Seljebotn > > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Chris Colbert wrote: > >>> Hey all, > >>> > >>> When coding for the scikits.image project, we are making extensive > >>> use > >>> of Cython. It would be nice to have algorithms that work on multiple > >>> datatypes (numpy dtypes) without having to hand code everything. So, > >>> i've been toying around with how a simple templating syntax might > >>> look. > >>> > >>> I've thrown this up on pastebin: > >>> > >>> http://pastebin.com/f1a49143d > >>> > >>> I would think (but really i have no idea) that this would be > >>> possible to > >>> have Cython do during cythonization. But I could implement a > >>> templating > >>> script that does it, just as proof of concept. > >>> > >>> What do you all think of that? > >> > >> I'm happy for any effort done in the area in general. But I'm kind of > >> lukewarm to actually having your proposal into Cython as it stands. > >> In > >> my mind there's two seperate concepts. > >> > >> 1) String-based templating > >> 2) Proper language templates > >> > >> 2) has been discussed pretty much in the past and is something we > >> really > >> want to have in Cython. However it is something closer to C++ > >> templates > >> or Java generics and would look quite different from the syntax you > >> propose. > >> > >> Your syntax is good for string-based templating (which is what you > >> seem > >> to propose), however for that I think it is just as well to use a > >> proper > >> templating engine and not couple Cython into it at all. I.e. write > >> the > >> files using e.g. proper Cheetah templates, then use a script to > >> turn it > >> into pyx (i.e. what you propose, but without the prospect of > >> building it > >> into Cython, and without (re)inventing yet another templating > >> language). > >> > > > > I agree. > > I'll second this as well. Using NumPy's templating sounds like a good > option for you. > > - Robert > > _______________________________________________ > Cython-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://codespeak.net/mailman/listinfo/cython-dev >
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