[Numpy-discussion] Fwd: GPU Numpy

[Sturla Molden]

Charles R Harris wrote:

> I mean, once the computations are moved elsewhere numpy is basically a 
> convenient way to address memory.

That is how I mostly use NumPy, though. Computations I often do in 
Fortran 95 or C.

NumPy arrays on the GPU memory is an easy task. But then I would have to 
write the computation in OpenCL's dialect of C99? But I'd rather program 
everything in Python if I could. Details like GPU and OpenCL should be 
hidden away. Nice looking Python with NumPy is much easier to read and 
write. That is why I'd like to see a code generator (i.e. JIT compiler) 
for NumPy.


Sturla