[Numpy-discussion] Numpy array from ctypes pointer object?

[Travis Oliphant]

Mark Heslep wrote:
> I don't see a clean way to create a numpy array from a ctypes pointer object. Is the __array_interface_ in ctypes the thing thats missing needed to make this happen?  I've followed Albert's  Scipy cookbook on ctypes here
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> On the C side the PyArray_SimpleNewFromData( ..dimensions, ...data ptr) C API does the job nicely.  Is there a ctypes paradigm for SimpleNew...?
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Can you somehow call this function using ctypes?

-Travis