PyNum, A multidimensional array where the elements are arrays?

[Duncan Smith]

"Jack Liddle" <jack at thelobsterofmetal.com> wrote in message
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> Hi there
>
> I'm using Numerical Python to handle my arrays but I'm not sure how to
> accomplish the following.
>
> I want a NxNxNxN array where each element of the the array
> (A[i,j,k,l]) is itself a 3x3 array.  So I can then slice my array
> A[:,:,i,j] into planes and start grabbing matrices from it.  I need to
> slice it in all possible planes and I don't want to start messing
> around with nested lists.
>
> How would I go about doing this in python, I guess in C I would have a
> an NxNxNxN array full of pointers to matrix objects, but lifes to
> short for C.
>

Will an NxNxNxNx3x3 array not do the job?  Alternatively you can have an
NxNxNxN array of type PyObject (less efficient I would think).

Duncan