[Numpy-discussion] array of random numbers fails to construct

This works. A big array of eight bit random numbers is constructed: import numpy as np spectrumArray = np.random.randint(0,255, (2**20,2**12)).astype(np.uint8) This fails. It eats up all 64GBy of RAM: spectrumArray = np.random.randint(0,255, (2**21,2**12)).astype(np.uint8) The difference is a factor of two, 2**21 rather than 2**20, for the extent of the first axis. -- David P. Saroff Rochester Institute of Technology 54 Lomb Memorial Dr, Rochester, NY 14623 david.saroff@mail.rit.edu | (434) 227-6242