Hi, > The idea behind the current syntax was to keep things as close as > possible to Python/NumPy, and only provide some "hints" to Cython for > optimization. My problem with this now is that a) it's too easy to get > non-optimized code without a warning by letting in untyped indices, b) I > think the whole thing is a bit too "magic" and that it is too unclear > what is going on to newcomers (though I'm guessing there). > > My proposal: Introduce an explicit "buffer syntax": > > arr = np.zeros(..) > cdef int[:,:] buf = arr # 2D buffer
I like this proposal a lot; it seems a great deal clearer to me than the earlier syntax; it helps me think of the new Cython thing that I have in a different and more natural way. Best, Matthew _______________________________________________ Numpy-discussion mailing list Numpy-discussion@scipy.org http://mail.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion
