[SciPy-User] Numpy pickle format

[Francesc Alted]

A Monday 29 November 2010 15:09:30 Robert Kern escrigué:
> Rather than "adapting the format" per se, just wrap your format
> around it. Send a message containing the version number of your
> blocked format, the number of header blocks, the number of data
> blocks, and any information about the compression of the data. Then
> send the NPY header in its own message. Then start send the possibly
> compressed data messages.

Well, I was thinking basically in extending NPY for incorporating 
compression information, but your approach is feasible too (although it 
requires sending one additional message).  Which advantage would have 
your suggestion?

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Francesc Alted