Re: [Numpy-discussion] array metadata

2012-01-26 Thread Emmanuel Mayssat
subclassing is what I was looking for. Indeed the code is almost available at http://docs.scipy.org/doc/numpy/user/basics.subclassing.html#simple-example-adding-an-extra-attribute-to-ndarray I just created a dictionary variable which I called 'metadata' I had to overload the __repr__ method to prin

Re: [Numpy-discussion] array metadata

2012-01-26 Thread Derek Homeier
On 26 Jan 2012, at 13:30, Paul Anton Letnes wrote: > If by "store" you mean "store on disk", I recommend h5py datasets and > attributes. Reportedly pytables is also good but I don't have any > first hand experience there. Both python modules use the hdf5 library, > written in C/C++/Fortran. > > P

Re: [Numpy-discussion] array metadata

2012-01-26 Thread Paul Anton Letnes
If by "store" you mean "store on disk", I recommend h5py datasets and attributes. Reportedly pytables is also good but I don't have any first hand experience there. Both python modules use the hdf5 library, written in C/C++/Fortran. Paul On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 7:47 PM, Val Kalatsky wrote: > > I

Re: [Numpy-discussion] array metadata

2012-01-25 Thread Val Kalatsky
I believe there are no provisions made for that in ndarray. But you can subclass ndarray. Val On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 12:10 PM, Emmanuel Mayssat wrote: > Is there a way to store metadata for an array? > For example, date the samples were collected, name of the operator, etc. > > Regards, > -- > E

[Numpy-discussion] array metadata

2012-01-25 Thread Emmanuel Mayssat
Is there a way to store metadata for an array? For example, date the samples were collected, name of the operator, etc. Regards, -- Emmanuel ___ NumPy-Discussion mailing list NumPy-Discussion@scipy.org http://mail.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discuss