arrayfire / arrayfire/arrayfire-python
Return fixed length tuple from array.dims()?
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Description
Hi,
Could you consider changing array.dims() to return a fixed length tuple, like (3,4,1,1)? Currently it's necessary to check the length of the returned tuple before indexing it to get the size of a specific dimension.
```
>>> import arrayfire as af
>>> aa = af.randu(3,4,1)
>>> aa.dims()
(3, 4)
>>> bb = af.randu(3,4,2)
>>> bb.dims()
(3, 4, 2)
>>>
```
Something like this...
```
>>> def dims(arr):
>>> return arr.dims() + ((1,)*(4-len(arr.dims())))
>>> dims(aa)
(3,4,1,1)
```
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Research direction
Start at the Python binding entry point for array.dims() and inspect how it currently exposes ArrayFire dimensions. Use the examples in the issue to confirm the intended four-element behavior and its effect on existing callers. Done means the API consistently returns the requested fixed-length tuple and its behavior is covered by the relevant tests.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- api
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
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- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100