Alexander Belopolsky schrieb: > I would also like to mention one more difference between NumPy datatypes > and ctypes that I did not see discussed. In ctypes arrays of different > shapes are represented using different types. As a result, if the object > exporting its buffer is resized, the datatype object cannot be reused, it > has to be replaced.
That's also an interesting issue for the datatypes PEP: are datatype objects meant to be immutable? This is particularly interesting for the extended buffer protocol: how long can one keep the data you get from bt_getarrayinfo? Also, how does the memory management work for the results? Regards, Martin _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
