[Numpy-discussion] Quicker image transfer, tobuffer?

[Travis Oliphant]

Filip Wasilewski wrote:

>Hi Travis,
>
>this is a great example of the __array_interface__ usage.
>
>
>    
>The second seems to be more complex and may be a more general. The
>memory of string created by self.tostring() seems to be deallocated
>before array is created (v 0.9.9.2788, win).
>Everything works fine after storing the reference to data, but this
>probably should be done somewhere else:
>
>     def __get_array_interface__(self):
>         new = {}
>         shape, typestr = _conv_type_shape(self)
>         new['shape'] = shape
>         new['typestr'] = typestr
>         new['data'] = self.tostring()
>         self._str_data = new['data']    # a dirty hack
>         return new
>
>  
>
This is now fixed in NumPy.  The problem was that when the "buffer" 
interface was used a reference to the object was kept (but not the 
buffer).  In this case it's the reference to the buffer that is needed.

-Travis