Re: [Numpy-discussion] proposal: smaller representation of string arrays

On Fri, Apr 21, 2017 at 11:34 AM, Chris Barker wrote: > 1) Use with/from Python -- both creating and working with numpy arrays. > > In this case, we want something compatible with Python's string (i.e. full > Unicode supporting) and I think should be as transparent as possible. > Python's strin

Re: [Numpy-discussion] proposal: smaller representation of string arrays

I just re-read the "Utf-8" manifesto, and it helped me clarify my thoughts: 1) most of it is focused on utf-8 vs utf-16. And that is a strong argument -- utf-16 is the worst of both worlds. 2) it isn't really addressing how to deal with fixed-size string storage as needed by numpy. It does bring

[Numpy-discussion] __array_ufunc__ final review

Hi All, The __array_ufunc__ PR is ready for final review. If there are no complaints, I plan to put it in tomorrow. Chuck ___ NumPy-Discussion mailing list NumPy-Discussion@python.org https://mail.python.org/ma