[Numpy-discussion] multiprocessing, numpy and 32-64 bit cohabitation

[Stéfan van der Walt]

On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 2:51 AM, Antony Lee <antony.lee at berkeley.edu> wrote:
> While I realize that this is certainly tweaking multiprocessing beyond its
> specifications, I would like to use it on Windows to start a 32-bit Python
> process from a 64-bit Python process (use case: I need to interface with a
> 64-bit DLL and use an extension (pyFFTW) for which I can only find a 32-bit
> compiled version (yes, I could try to install MSVC and compile it myself but
> I'm trying to avoid that...))

In the end, this may be the less painful solution, especially if speed
is a requirement.

Stéfan