Re: [Numpy-discussion] Array pooling

[Simon B. <si...@ar...>]

On Tue, 22 Aug 2006 23:51:01 -0300 (ART)
Carlos Pita <car...@ya...> wrote:


> Hi! I'm writting a real time sound synthesis framework where processing u=
nits are interconnected via numpy arrays. These buffers are all the same si=
ze and type, so it would be easy and convenient pooling them in order to av=
oid excesive creation/destruction of arrays (consider that thousands of the=
m are acquired and released per second, but just a few dozens used at the s=
ame time). But first I would like to know if numpy implements some pooling =
mechanism by itself.=20

I don't think so.

> Could you give me some insight on this? Also, is it possible to obtain an=
 uninitialized array?

numpy.empty

> I mean, sometimes I don't feel like wasting valuable cpu clocks filling a=
rrays with zeros, ones or whatever.
> Thank you in advance.
> Regards,
> Carlos

Sounds like fun.

Simon.

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