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pitrou

opened on Jan 31, 2022

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BPO	46593
Nosy	@mdickinson, @pitrou, @meadori, @corona10

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labels = ['interpreter-core', 'type-feature', '3.11']
title = 'memoryview lacks support for half floats'
updated_at = <Date 2022-01-31.15:54:50.040>
user = 'https://github.com/pitrou'

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type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue46593'
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1. pitrou commented on Jan 31, 2022

   

   pitrou

   on Jan 31, 2022

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   The struct module has support for half-floats (the "e" format code) but support is not fully enabled in the memoryview object.

   Let's contrast float32 (the "f" format code), which you can cast to, and read as Python objects:

   >>> a = np.array([0.0, -1.5], np.float32())
   >>> list(memoryview(a))
   [0.0, -1.5]
   >>> memoryview(a.tobytes()).cast('f').tolist()
   [0.0, -1.5]
   

   and float16, where support is minimal (casting forbidden, reading as Python objects unimplemented):

   >>> a = np.array([0.0, -1.5], np.float16())
   >>> list(memoryview(a))
   Traceback (most recent call last):
     File "<ipython-input-15-102982f8ac8e>", line 1, in <module>
       list(memoryview(a))
   NotImplementedError: memoryview: format e not supported
   
   >>> memoryview(a.tobytes()).cast('e').tolist()
   Traceback (most recent call last):
     File "<ipython-input-25-78df215a7360>", line 1, in <module>
       memoryview(a.tobytes()).cast('e').tolist()
   ValueError: memoryview: destination format must be a native single character format prefixed with an optional '@'
   
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   on Jan 31, 2022
3. ezio-melotti

   transferred this issue fromon Apr 10, 2022
4. corona10

   added 2 commits that reference this issue on Sep 10, 2022

   pythongh-90751: memoryview supports half-float

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   pythongh-90751: memoryview supports half-float

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5. pitrou

   added 2 commits that reference this issue on Sep 10, 2022

   Merge branch 'pythongh-90751' of https://github.com/corona10/cpython …

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   gh-90751: memoryview now supports half-float (#96738)

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7. corona10 commented on Sep 11, 2022

   

   corona10

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   @pitrou We can close this issue right?
8. pitrou commented on Sep 11, 2022

   

   pitrou

   on Sep 11, 2022

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   Ah, sorry, I forgot it. Yes, we can.
9. pitrou

   closed this as completedon Sep 11, 2022
10. serhiy-storchaka

    added this to Struct, memoryview and array issues 🏗️on Jul 13, 2026
11. github-project-automation

    moved this to Todo in Struct, memoryview and array issues 🏗️on Jul 13, 2026
12. github-project-automation

    moved this from Todo to Done in Struct, memoryview and array issues 🏗️on Jul 13, 2026

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