[Numpy-discussion] numpy array to C API

[Valentin Haenel]

* Daniele Nicolodi <daniele at grinta.net> [2013-03-21]:
> On 21/03/2013 10:16, Valentin Haenel wrote:
> > Dear Daniele
> > 
> > * Daniele Nicolodi <daniele at grinta.net> [2013-03-21]:
> >> On 21/03/2013 09:45, Valentin Haenel wrote:
> >>> if you are new to interfacing python/numpy with C/C++, you may want to
> >>> check out:
> >>>
> >>> http://scipy-lectures.github.com/advanced/interfacing_with_c/interfacing_with_c.html
> >>>
> >>> Disclaimer: I am the author of this chapter, so this response is a bit
> >>> of a shameless plug :D
> >>
> >> Hello Valentin,
> >>
> >> I had a quick look at the chapter. It looks good! Thanks for sharing it.
> >>
> >> However I have a small comment on the way you implement the Cython-Numpy
> >> solution. I would have written the loop over the array element in Cython
> >> itself rather than in a separately compiled C function. This would have
> >> the advantage of presenting more capabilities of Cython and would
> >> slightly decrease the complexity of the solution (one source file
> >> instead of two).
> > 
> > Thanks very much for your feedback! Since the chapter in under a CC
> > licence, you are welcome to submit your proposal as a Pull-Request. :D
> > 
> > The reason why I wrote  the loop in C is so that the cython example
> > synergieses with the others. The ideas is, that you have an already
> > existing code-base that has a function which has such a signature.
> > Ideally, your proposal would be an improvement, where the original
> > example stays in place and you develop the improvement including reasons
> > as to why it is better. ;)
> 
> I understand the reasoning behind your choice. I'm adding sending you a
> patch with this addition to my todo list, but I don't really know when I
> will have time to work on it...

Aye, that would be great! No need to rush -- you can also throw a feature
request into the project issue tracker, <wishful_thinking> maybe someone
else will grab it. </wishful_thinking>

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