[Numpy-discussion] __array_interface__ / __array_struct__

[Thomas Heller]

Travis E. Oliphant schrieb:
> Thomas Heller wrote:
>> I am experimenting with implementing __array_interface__ and/or __array_struct__
>> properties for ctypes instances, and have problems to create numpy arrays
>> from them that share the memory.  Probably I'm doing something wrong;
>> what is the correct function in numpy to create these shared objects?
>>
>> I am using numpy.core.multiarray.array(ctypes-object), is that correct?
>>   
> Yes, this should work, as the array function goes through several checks 
> including looking for the __array_struct__ and/or __array_interface__ 
> attributes.    If you can point me to the code, I can probably help.
> 

The pure-python code, using __array_interface__, is here:

http://ctypes-stuff.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/numpy/

Use a webbrowser to view or download it, or an svn client
to checkout a copy.  I use it like this:

  from ctypes_array mport as_ctypes, as_array
  c_array = (c_double * 3)()
  numpy_array = as_array(c_array)

or

  numpy_array = zeros(32)
  c_array = as_array(numpy_array)

In the former example the objects to bot share memory, in the
latter example they do.

I also have an extension in the works that uses __array_struct__,
but this is not yet uploaded.

(See also the message titled 'ctypes to numpy and back' that I posted
to the ctypes-users list and gmane.python.scientific.users.  Probably
the wrong lists since you did not see it ;-)

Thanks,
Thomas