[Numpy-discussion] Array Protocol change for Python 2.6

[Travis Oliphant]

Tim Hochberg wrote:

>I was going to say that it may help to think of array_interface as 
>returning a *view*, since that seems to be the semantics that could 
>probably be implemented safely without too much trouble. However, it 
>looks like that's not what happens. array_interface->shape and strides 
>point to the raw shape and strides for the array. That looks like it's a 
>problem. Isn't:
>
> >>> ai = a.__array_interface__
> >>> a.shape = newshape
>
>going to result in ai having a stale pointers to shape and strides that 
>no longer exist? 
>
This is an implementation detail.  I'm still trying to gather some kind 
of consensus on what to actually do here.  There is no such 
__array_interface__  attribute at this point.


-Travis