[Numpy-discussion] A memory problem: why does mmap come up in numpy.inner?

[Nathan Bell]

On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 9:50 PM, Dan Yamins <dyamins at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> In [3]: numpy.dtype(numpy.uintp).itemsize
>> Out[3]: 4
>>
>> which is the size in bytes of the integer needed to hold a pointer. The
>> output above is for 32 bit python/numpy.
>>
>
> Check, the answer is 4, as you got for the 32-bit.   What would the answer
> be on a 64-bit architecture?  Why is this diagnostic?

It would be 8 on a 64-bit architecture (with a 64-bit binary):  8
bytes = 64 bits, 4 bytes = 32 bits.

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