Re: FW: [Numpy-discussion] typecodes in numarray

[Todd M. <jm...@st...>]

Francesc Alted wrote:

>A Dilluns 27 Gener 2003 17:28, Todd Miller va escriure:
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>>>So, as numarray has to work with previous python versions, there is no
>>>point to care about that.
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>>In truth,   numarray-0.4 and up already require Python-2.2 and up.
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>Oh!, I didn't know that. In such a case, I think it's worth to consider the
>possibility to define records as classes descendants from metaclasses. But,
>of course, you have the ultimate decision.
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I don't know what you mean here.   Please spell it out a little more.

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>>>>I'm thinking the general format for this may be converting N-tuples of
>>>>types and ints into N arrays of types and ints.  And vice versa.
>>>>It's obvious how this works with numarray types.  I think the chararray
>>>>types need work and need to be mapped into the same integer enumeration
>>>>as the numeric types in a non-overlapping way.
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>>>I can't catch your point here. Why there should be a problem with
>>>chararrays?.
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>>What I was trying to see is that chararray types are not as well
>>designed as the numarray types,  nor are they reflected in the C-API.
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>I see. Well, is it really desirable such a unification? CharArray entities
>come from a module and NumArray from another one, and that should be ok. Why
>bother in creating a unified API or integer enumeration?. 
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It may not be necessary.  Int8 with repitition factors may work about 
the same.