[Numpy-discussion] Memmapping .npy

[Gael Varoquaux]

On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 09:20:56PM +0200, Gael Varoquaux wrote:
> Currently memmapping a .npy file is not implemented. Is there a reason
> than lack of time for this? Are there any major difficulties?

Actually, let me rephrase this question to be more clear:

Is the functionnality needed in the numpy.lib.format.open_memmap? If yes
why isn't it exposed in numpy.load? If not, the questions above apply.

Thanks,

Gaël