Proposal: Adding finfo support for user-defined DTypes
Swayam Singh via NumPy-Discussion <[email protected]>
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Hi all, Following recent discussion, I wanted to summarize the current status of extending `np.finfo` to user-defined DTypes. At present, there is no way for user DTypes to provide their own `finfo` information (e.g., precision, bits, eps) [issue #27231](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/issues/27231). To address this, [PR #29763](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/pull/29763) proposes adding a new `NPY_DT_get_finfo` slot so that user-defined floating DTypes can expose this metadata. One open question from review is whether this should remain specific to `finfo`, or if we should generalize the mechanism so that other numeric types (e.g., integers via `iinfo`) could also expose their own limits. I’d appreciate feedback on whether we should: * start with `finfo` support for floating user DTypes only, or * aim for a more general interface covering both `finfo`, `iinfo`, and potentially other numeric limits. Best, Swayam Singh _______________________________________________ NumPy-Discussion mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] https://mail.python.org/mailman3//lists/numpy-discussion.python.org Member address: [email protected]