[Numpy-discussion] Support for understand ctypes data-types now in SVN

[Travis Oliphant]

The NumPy dtype command now understands ctypes data-types including 
derived structures and arrays.

This means you can specify data-types using ctypes method of building 
structures and pass those classes whenever NumPy expects a data-type 
object.

Simple example:

import ctypes as ct
import numpy as np

np.array([1,2,3],ct.c_short)

More complicated:

class POINT(ct.Structure):
         _fields_ = [("x", ct.c_int),
                           ("y", ct.c_int)]

np.array([(3,4),(5,6),(7,8)], dtype=POINT)


-Travis