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ndarray

A ndarray is an N-dimensional array which contains items of the same type and size, where N is the number of dimensions and is specified in the form of a shape tuple. Optionally, the numpy dtype for the objects contained may also be specified.

<boost/python/numpy/ndarray.hpp> contains the structures and methods necessary to move raw data between C++ and Python and create ndarrays from the data

synopsis

namespace boost
{
namespace python
{
namespace numpy
{

class ndarray : public object
{

public:

  enum bitflag
  {
    NONE=0x0, C_CONTIGUOUS=0x1, F_CONTIGUOUS=0x2, V_CONTIGUOUS=0x1|0x2,
    ALIGNED=0x4, WRITEABLE=0x8, BEHAVED=0x4|0x8,
    CARRAY_RO=0x1|0x4, CARRAY=0x1|0x4|0x8, CARRAY_MIS=0x1|0x8,
    FARRAY_RO=0x2|0x4, FARRAY=0x2|0x4|0x8, FARRAY_MIS=0x2|0x8,
    UPDATE_ALL=0x1|0x2|0x4, VARRAY=0x1|0x2|0x8, ALL=0x1|0x2|0x4|0x8
  };

  ndarray view(dtype const & dt) const;
  ndarray astype(dtype const & dt) const;
  ndarray copy() const;
  int const shape(int n) const;
  int const strides(int n) const;
  char * get_data() const;
  dtype get_dtype() const;
  python::object get_base() const;
  void set_base(object const & base);
  Py_intptr_t const * get_shape() const;
  Py_intptr_t const * get_strides() const;
  int const get_nd() const;

  bitflag const get_flags() const;

  ndarray transpose() const;
  ndarray squeeze() const;
  ndarray reshape(tuple const & shape) const;
  object scalarize() const;
};

ndarray zeros(tuple const & shape, dtype const & dt);
ndarray zeros(int nd, Py_intptr_t const * shape, dtype const & dt);

ndarray empty(tuple const & shape, dtype const & dt);
ndarray empty(int nd, Py_intptr_t const * shape, dtype const & dt);

ndarray array(object const & obj);
ndarray array(object const & obj, dtype const & dt);

template <typename Container>
ndarray from_data(void * data,dtype const & dt,Container shape,Container strides,python::object const & owner);
template <typename Container>
ndarray from_data(void const * data, dtype const & dt, Container shape, Container strides, object const & owner);

ndarray from_object(object const & obj, dtype const & dt,int nd_min, int nd_max, ndarray::bitflag flags=ndarray::NONE);
ndarray from_object(object const & obj, dtype const & dt,int nd, ndarray::bitflag flags=ndarray::NONE);
ndarray from_object(object const & obj, dtype const & dt, ndarray::bitflag flags=ndarray::NONE);
ndarray from_object(object const & obj, int nd_min, int nd_max,ndarray::bitflag flags=ndarray::NONE);
ndarray from_object(object const & obj, int nd, ndarray::bitflag flags=ndarray::NONE);
ndarray from_object(object const & obj, ndarray::bitflag flags=ndarray::NONE)

ndarray::bitflag operator|(ndarray::bitflag a, ndarray::bitflag b) ;
ndarray::bitflag operator&(ndarray::bitflag a, ndarray::bitflag b);

}

constructors

ndarray view(dtype const & dt) const;
Returns:new ndarray with old ndarray data cast as supplied dtype
ndarray astype(dtype const & dt) const;
Returns:new ndarray with old ndarray data converted to supplied dtype
ndarray copy() const;
Returns:Copy of calling ndarray object
ndarray transpose() const;
Returns:An ndarray with the rows and columns interchanged
ndarray squeeze() const;
Returns:An ndarray with all unit-shaped dimensions removed
ndarray reshape(tuple const & shape) const;
Requirements:The new shape of the ndarray must be supplied as a tuple
Returns:An ndarray with the same data but reshaped to the shape supplied
object scalarize() const;
Returns:A scalar if the ndarray has only one element, otherwise it returns the entire array
ndarray zeros(tuple const & shape, dtype const & dt);
ndarray zeros(int nd, Py_intptr_t const * shape, dtype const & dt);
Requirements:

The following parameters must be supplied as required :

  • the shape or the size of all dimensions, as a tuple
  • the dtype of the data
  • the nd size for a square shaped ndarray
  • the shape Py_intptr_t
Returns:

A new ndarray with the given shape and data type, with data initialized to zero.

ndarray empty(tuple const & shape, dtype const & dt);
ndarray empty(int nd, Py_intptr_t const * shape, dtype const & dt);
Requirements:

The following parameters must be supplied :

  • the shape or the size of all dimensions, as a tuple
  • the dtype of the data
  • the shape Py_intptr_t
Returns:

A new ndarray with the given shape and data type, with data left uninitialized.

ndarray array(object const & obj);
ndarray array(object const & obj, dtype const & dt);
Returns:A new ndarray from an arbitrary Python sequence, with dtype of each element specified optionally
template <typename Container>
inline ndarray from_data(void * data,dtype const & dt,Container shape,Container strides,python::object const & owner)
Requirements:

The following parameters must be supplied :

  • the data which is a generic C++ data container
  • the dtype dt of the data
  • the shape of the ndarray as Python object
  • the strides of each dimension of the array as a Python object
  • the owner of the data, in case it is not the ndarray itself
Returns:

ndarray with attributes and data supplied

Note:

The Container typename must be one that is convertible to a std::vector or python object type

ndarray from_object(object const & obj, dtype const & dt,int nd_min, int nd_max, ndarray::bitflag flags=ndarray::NONE);
Requirements:

The following parameters must be supplied :

  • the obj Python object to convert to ndarray
  • the dtype dt of the data
  • minimum number of dimensions nd_min of the ndarray as Python object
  • maximum number of dimensions nd_max of the ndarray as Python object
  • optional flags bitflags
Returns:

ndarray constructed with dimensions and data supplied as parameters

inline ndarray from_object(object const & obj, dtype const & dt, int nd, ndarray::bitflag flags=ndarray::NONE);
Requirements:

The following parameters must be supplied :

  • the obj Python object to convert to ndarray
  • the dtype dt of the data
  • number of dimensions nd of the ndarray as Python object
  • optional flags bitflags
Returns:

ndarray with dimensions nd x nd and suplied parameters

inline ndarray from_object(object const & obj, dtype const & dt, ndarray::bitflag flags=ndarray::NONE)
Requirements:

The following parameters must be supplied :

  • the obj Python object to convert to ndarray
  • the dtype dt of the data
  • optional flags bitflags
Returns:

Supplied Python object as ndarray

ndarray from_object(object const & obj, int nd_min, int nd_max, ndarray::bitflag flags=ndarray::NONE);
Requirements:

The following parameters must be supplied :

  • the obj Python object to convert to ndarray
  • minimum number of dimensions nd_min of the ndarray as Python object
  • maximum number of dimensions nd_max of the ndarray as Python object
  • optional flags bitflags
Returns:

ndarray with supplied dimension limits and parameters

Note:

dtype need not be supplied here

inline ndarray from_object(object const & obj, int nd, ndarray::bitflag flags=ndarray::NONE);
Requirements:

The following parameters must be supplied :

  • the obj Python object to convert to ndarray
  • the dtype dt of the data
  • number of dimensions nd of the ndarray as Python object
  • optional flags bitflags
Returns:

ndarray of nd x nd dimensions constructed from the supplied object

inline ndarray from_object(object const & obj, ndarray::bitflag flags=ndarray::NONE)
Requirements:

The following parameters must be supplied :

  • the obj Python object to convert to ndarray
  • optional flags bitflags
Returns:

ndarray of same dimensions and dtype as supplied Python object

accessors

int const shape(int n) const;
Returns:The size of the n-th dimension of the ndarray
int const strides(int n) const;
Returns:The stride of the nth dimension.
char * get_data() const;
Returns:Array’s raw data pointer as a char
Note:This returns char so stride math works properly on it.User will have to reinterpret_cast it.
dtype get_dtype() const;
Returns:Array’s data-type descriptor object (dtype)
object get_base() const;
Returns:Object that owns the array’s data, or None if the array owns its own data.
void set_base(object const & base);
Returns:Set the object that owns the array’s data. Exercise caution while using this
Py_intptr_t const * get_shape() const;
Returns:Shape of the array as an array of integers
Py_intptr_t const * get_strides() const;
Returns:Stride of the array as an array of integers
int const get_nd() const;
Returns:Number of array dimensions
bitflag const get_flags() const;
Returns:Array flags
inline ndarray::bitflag operator|(ndarray::bitflag a, ndarray::bitflag b)
Returns:bitflag logically OR-ed as (a | b)
inline ndarray::bitflag operator&(ndarray::bitflag a, ndarray::bitflag b)
Returns:bitflag logically AND-ed as (a & b)

Example(s)

namespace p = boost::python;
namespace np = boost::python::numpy;

p::object tu = p::make_tuple('a','b','c') ;
np::ndarray example_tuple = np::array (tu) ;

p::list l ;
np::ndarray example_list = np::array (l) ;

np::dtype dt = np::dtype::get_builtin<int>();
np::ndarray example_list1 = np::array (l,dt);

int data[] = {1,2,3,4} ;
p::tuple shape = p::make_tuple(4) ;
p::tuple stride = p::make_tuple(4) ;
p::object own ;
np::ndarray data_ex = np::from_data(data,dt,shape,stride,own);

uint8_t mul_data[][4] = {{1,2,3,4},{5,6,7,8},{1,3,5,7}};
shape = p::make_tuple(3,2) ;
stride = p::make_tuple(4,2) ;
np::dtype dt1 = np::dtype::get_builtin<uint8_t>();

np::ndarray mul_data_ex = np::from_data(mul_data,dt1, p::make_tuple(3,4),p::make_tuple(4,1),p::object());
mul_data_ex = np::from_data(mul_data,dt1, shape,stride,p::object());