How does Numpy model non-float arrays?
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22 Aug
2023
22 Aug
'23
12:25 a.m.
It is my understanding that Numpy accelerates array operations with BLAS where possible, but BLAS does not support all the dtypes that Numpy does. How does Numpy model non-float arrays like arrays of dtype=bool or dtype=object?
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22 Aug
22 Aug
2:49 p.m.
On 22/8/23 02:25, Dylon Edwards wrote:
It is my understanding that Numpy accelerates array operations with BLAS where possible, but BLAS does not support all the dtypes that Numpy does. How does Numpy model non-float arrays like arrays of dtype=bool or dtype=object?
Numpy only uses BLAS where it can. Where it cannot it doesn't use BLAS. Is there a particular operation you are interested in? Matti
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