[Cython] -dagss merge? + what next

[Dag Sverre Seljebotn]

Stefan Behnel wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Dag Sverre Seljebotn wrote:
>> - shape(buf) -- Returns a tuple containing the shape of the buffer. 
>> However, shape(buf)[0] should compile directly to __pyx_bshape0_buf.
> 
> Do you mean any index access here or is the first item special in any way?

Any index (and compilation error if you use an index >= ndim).

> 
> 
>> This would be the primary for-loop mechanism:
>>
>> from cython import shape
> 
> import? not cimport?

cimport.

> 
> 
>> - buffer(buf), strides(buf), suboffsets(buf) -- Could have these to 
>> allow low-level access (buffer gets a void* directly, strides and 
>> suboffsets probably).
> 
> "buffer" is actually a builtin in Py2 and was replaced by "memoryview" in Py3
> (so I would consider it free for future use, especially since it's namespaced
> here).
> 
> I assume that you meant it to provide direct access to the plain buffer
> "void*", right?

Yes.

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Dag Sverre