Thank you! That solved it!
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> To: python-list@python.org> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re:
> numpy.frombuffer != unpack() ??> Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 17:25:00 -0500> >
> Marlin Rowley wrote:> > All:> > > > I'm getting different floating point
> values when I use numpy vs. unpack().> > > > frgba = numpy.frombuffer(<string
> of bytes>, dtype=float32)> > buffer = unpack("!f", byte)> > > > frgba[0] !=
> buffer[0]> > > > why? This is forcing me use the unpack() function since it's
> giving me > > the correct values. What am I doing wrong?> > Endianness,
> perhaps? '!' specifies big-endian data (an alias for '>'). Most > likely, you
> are on a little-endian platform. All of the dtypes in numpy default > to the
> native-endianness unless specified. If you want to read big-endian data >
> using numpy, do this:> > frgba = numpy.frombuffer(<string of bytes>,
> dtype='>f')> > If you have any more problems with numpy, please join us on
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> and explain the output > that you expected to get. Thank you.> >
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