[Numpy-discussion] How to avoid extra copying when forming an array from an iterator

[Robert Kern]

On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 04:03, srean <srean.list at gmail.com> wrote:
> To answer my own question, I guess I can keep appending to a array.array()
> object and get a numpy.array from its buffer if possible.  Is that the
> efficient way.

It's one of the most efficient ways to do it, yes, especially for 1D arrays.

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Robert Kern

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