[Numpy-discussion] Proposal: Deprecate np.int, np.float, etc.?

[Chris Barker]

On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 11:05 AM, Sturla Molden <sturla.molden at gmail.com>
wrote:

> On 03/08/15 18:25, Chris Barker wrote:
>


> >      [NOTE: is there a C long dtype? I can't find it at the moment...]
>
> There is, it is called np.int.


well, IIUC,  np.int is the python integer type, which is a C long in all
the implemtations of cPython that I know about -- but is that a guarantee?
in the future as well? For instance, if it were up to me, I'd use an
int_64_t on all 64 bit platforms, rather than having that odd 32 bit on
Windows, 64 bit on *nix silliness....

This just illustrates the problem...


So another minor proposal: add a numpy.longc type, which would be platform
C long. (and probably just an alias to something already there).

-Chris

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