Sasha wrote: >On 10/31/06, Travis Oliphant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>I'm recruiting more comments on python-dev regarding my two proposals >>for improving Python's native ability to share ndarray-like information. >> >> >> > >I would love to help, but I feel that I will be on the other side of >the disagreement. (That's why I reply here rather than on python-dev >first.) > >
Please read my posts about the Python type-object verses normal Python Object situation. That really is the crux of the matter. Ctypes uses a Python type object for every data-format. NumPy uses an instance of a data-type object for every data-format. What advantage do we gain by making every instance of a data-type object *also* a Python type object? We get a lot of head-ache. Have you seen what ctypes had to do? It had to define a new Dictionary object so it could attach it to the tp_dict parameter because you can't just inherit from the PyTypeObject and add the fields you want to the structure. This is my argument. I for one am not going to put any effort in that direction. People are free to do it, if they want, of course. But, it's no small change. I would, however, put effort into "undertstanding ctypes objects" as data-type objects. -Travis ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Numpy-discussion mailing list Numpy-discussion@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/numpy-discussion
