[Numpy-discussion] f2py: variable number of arguments of variable lengths

[Robert Kern]

On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 15:29, Fabrice Silva <silva at lma.cnrs-mrs.fr> wrote:
> I previously coded a fortran function that needs a variable number of
> scalar arguments. This number is not known at compile time, but at call
> time. So I used to pass them within a vector, passing also the length of
> this vector
>
>              subroutine systeme(inc,t,nm,Dinc,sn)
>        C
>        C      evaluate the derivative of vector x at time t
>        C      with complex modes (sn). Used for the calculation
>        C      of auto-oscillations in resonator-valve coupled system.
>        C
>              integer nm,np,ny,ind
>              double precision inc(1:2*nm+2), Dinc(1:2*nm+2)
>              complex*16 sn(1:nm)
>
>        Cf2py double precision, intent(in) :: t
>        Cf2py integer, intent(in), optional :: nm
>        Cf2py double precision, intent(in), dimension(2*nm+2) :: inc
>        Cf2py double precision, intent(out), dimension(2*nm+2) :: Dinc
>        Cf2py complex, intent(in), dimension(nm) :: sn
>
>
> I do now want to pass, not nm float values, but nm arrays of variables
> lengths. I expect to pass the following objects :
> - nm: number of arrays
> - L : a 1d-array (dimension nm) containing the lengths of each array
> - np: the sum of lengths
> - X : a 1d-array (dimension np) containing the concatenated arrays.

Yeah, that's pretty much what you would have to do.

-- 
Robert Kern

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