Yes, answers my question exactly. Thanks. On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 12:23 PM, Christopher Barker <[email protected]>wrote:
> Hi folks, > > During my numpy talk, someone (James?) asked about alignment issues in > custom datatype creation. As I suspected, the numpy developers were well > aware of the issue. the numpy.dtype() constructor takes an optional flag: > "align": > > dtype(obj, align=False, copy=False) > > ... > align : bool, optional > Add padding to the fields to match what a C compiler would output > for a similar C-struct. Can be ``True`` only if `obj` is > a dictionary or a comma-separated string. > > > Just noticed this, so I figured I'd let y'all know. > > -Chris > > > > > > > > > -- > Christopher Barker, Ph.D. > Oceanographer > > Emergency Response Division > NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice > 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax > Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception > > [email protected] > -- Some radio waves were modulated in the creation of this email.
