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] > > wrote: > > Charles R Harris wrote: > > > > > > The problem is that we aren't really specifying floating-point > > standards, we are specifying float, double and

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 wh

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: > > > On 2/27/07, *Travis Oliphant* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > wrote: > > PEP: > Title: Revising the buffer protocol > Version: $Revision: $ > Last-Modified: $Date: $ > Auth

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. > Thi

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] > > wrote: > > PEP: > Title: Revising the buffer protocol > Version: $Revision: $ > Last-Modified: $Date: $ > Author: Travis Oliphant <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >

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: 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 Additions to the struct

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

2007-02-27 Thread Travis Oliphant
PEP: 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 function p