[Numpy-discussion] Numpy on Python3

Pauli Virtanen pav+sp at iki.fi
Mon Nov 23 04:39:16 EST 2009


Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:58:47 +0100, Sturla Molden wrote:
> Pauli Virtanen skrev:
>> XXX: 3K: numpy.random is disabled for now, uses PyString_* XXX: 3K:
>> numpy.ma is disabled for now -- some issues
>>   
> I thought numpy.random uses Cython? Is it just a matter of recompiling
> the pyx-file?

The Cython file uses the C-api directly, so we'll need a .h file with the 
necessary compile-time conditionals.

>>   I remember Dag was working on this a bit: how far did it go?
>
> Cython's include file numpy.pxd has an ndarray class that extend
> PyArrayObject with PEP 3118 buffer compatibility.

Great! I believe I will just steal whatever I can and rewrite it in C -- 
for now, it seems possible to keep Numpy's core in plain C.

-- 
Pauli Virtanen




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