Feature: bitcast to an equal-sized unsigned integer type
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- Python
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Description
Bitcasting (via numpy.view) from floating point to integer is incredibly useful, but currently not possible since there is no 128bit integer type in numpy.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by examining NumPy's view and dtype handling relevant to bitcasting. Define the expected equal-sized unsigned integer behavior for floating-point values, then identify the affected implementation and tests; done means the supported bitcasts work through numpy.view and are covered by tests.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- data
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100