[Numpy-discussion] memory allocation at assignment

[Pierre Haessig]

Le 28/06/2012 02:34, Nathaniel Smith a écrit :
> Yes it does. If you want to avoid this extra copy, and have a
> pre-existing output array, you can do:
>
> np.add(a, b, out=c)
And is there a temporary copy when using inplace operators like:

c = a.copy()
c += b

Is there a temporary (c+b)  array which is then assigned to c, or is it
really an inplace assignment as the operator +=  would suggest ?

Pierre
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