[Numpy-discussion] Draft PEP for the new buffer interface to be in Python 3000

2007-02-27 Thread Travis Oliphant
PEP: unassigned Title: Revising the buffer protocol Version: $Revision: $ Last-Modified: $Date: $ Author: Travis Oliphant [EMAIL PROTECTED] Status: Draft Type: Standards Track Created: 28-Aug-2006 Python-Version: 3000 Abstract This PEP proposes re-designing the buffer API (PyBufferProcs

Re: [Numpy-discussion] Draft PEP for the new buffer interface to be in Python 3000

2007-02-27 Thread Charles R Harris
On 2/27/07, Travis Oliphant [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: PEP: unassigned Title: Revising the buffer protocol Version: $Revision: $ Last-Modified: $Date: $ Author: Travis Oliphant [EMAIL PROTECTED] Status: Draft Type: Standards Track Created: 28-Aug-2006 Python-Version: 3000 snip Additions to

Re: [Numpy-discussion] Draft PEP for the new buffer interface to be in Python 3000

2007-02-27 Thread Travis Oliphant
Charles R Harris wrote: On 2/27/07, *Travis Oliphant* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: PEP: unassigned Title: Revising the buffer protocol Version: $Revision: $ Last-Modified: $Date: $ Author: Travis Oliphant [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL

Re: [Numpy-discussion] Draft PEP for the new buffer interface to be in Python 3000

2007-02-27 Thread Anne Archibald
On 27/02/07, Travis Oliphant [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The problem is that we aren't really specifying floating-point standards, we are specifying float, double and long double as whatever the compiler understands. There are some platforms which don't follow the IEEE 754 standard. This

Re: [Numpy-discussion] Draft PEP for the new buffer interface to be in Python 3000

2007-02-27 Thread Travis Oliphant
Charles R Harris wrote: The problem is that we aren't really specifying floating-point standards, we are specifying float, double and long double as whatever the compiler understands. There are some platforms which don't follow the IEEE 754 standard. This format

Re: [Numpy-discussion] Draft PEP for the new buffer interface to be in Python 3000

2007-02-27 Thread Charles R Harris
On 2/27/07, Travis Oliphant [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Charles R Harris wrote: The problem is that we aren't really specifying floating-point standards, we are specifying float, double and long double as whatever the compiler understands. There are some platforms which