numpy 1.9.2__zip → 1.10.0__zip

numpy-1.9.2/numpy/core/src/multiarray/ctors.c

@@ -1,3785 +0,0 @@
-#define PY_SSIZE_T_CLEAN
-#include <Python.h>
-#include "structmember.h"
-
-#define NPY_NO_DEPRECATED_API NPY_API_VERSION
-#define _MULTIARRAYMODULE
-#include "numpy/arrayobject.h"
-#include "numpy/arrayscalars.h"
-
-#include "numpy/npy_math.h"
-
-#include "npy_config.h"
-
-#include "npy_pycompat.h"
-
-#include "common.h"
-#include "ctors.h"
-#include "convert_datatype.h"
-#include "shape.h"
-#include "buffer.h"
-#include "numpymemoryview.h"
-#include "lowlevel_strided_loops.h"
-#include "methods.h"
-#include "_datetime.h"
-#include "datetime_strings.h"
-#include "array_assign.h"
-#include "mapping.h" /* for array_item_asarray */
-#include "scalarmathmodule.h" /* for npy_mul_with_overflow_intp */
-#include "alloc.h"
-#include <assert.h>
-
-/*
- * Reading from a file or a string.
- *
- * As much as possible, we try to use the same code for both files and strings,
- * so the semantics for fromstring and fromfile are the same, especially with
- * regards to the handling of text representations.
- */
-
-typedef int (*next_element)(void **, void *, PyArray_Descr *, void *);
-typedef int (*skip_separator)(void **, const char *, void *);
-
-static int
-fromstr_next_element(char **s, void *dptr, PyArray_Descr *dtype,
-                     const char *end)
-{
-    int r = dtype->f->fromstr(*s, dptr, s, dtype);
-    if (end != NULL && *s > end) {
-        return -1;
-    }
-    return r;
-}
-
-static int
-fromfile_next_element(FILE **fp, void *dptr, PyArray_Descr *dtype,
-                      void *NPY_UNUSED(stream_data))
-{
-    /* the NULL argument is for backwards-compatibility */
-    return dtype->f->scanfunc(*fp, dptr, NULL, dtype);
-}
-
-/*
- * Remove multiple whitespace from the separator, and add a space to the
- * beginning and end. This simplifies the separator-skipping code below.
- */
-static char *
-swab_separator(const char *sep)
-{
-    int skip_space = 0;
-    char *s, *start;
-
-    s = start = malloc(strlen(sep)+3);
-    if (s == NULL) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    /* add space to front if there isn't one */
-    if (*sep != '\0' && !isspace(*sep)) {
-        *s = ' '; s++;
-    }
-    while (*sep != '\0') {
-        if (isspace(*sep)) {
-            if (skip_space) {
-                sep++;
-            }
-            else {
-                *s = ' ';
-                s++;
-                sep++;
-                skip_space = 1;
-            }
-        }
-        else {
-            *s = *sep;
-            s++;
-            sep++;
-            skip_space = 0;
-        }
-    }
-    /* add space to end if there isn't one */
-    if (s != start && s[-1] == ' ') {
-        *s = ' ';
-        s++;
-    }
-    *s = '\0';
-    return start;
-}
-
-/*
- * Assuming that the separator is the next bit in the string (file), skip it.
- *
- * Single spaces in the separator are matched to arbitrary-long sequences
- * of whitespace in the input. If the separator consists only of spaces,
- * it matches one or more whitespace characters.
- *
- * If we can't match the separator, return -2.
- * If we hit the end of the string (file), return -1.
- * Otherwise, return 0.
- */
-static int
-fromstr_skip_separator(char **s, const char *sep, const char *end)
-{
-    char *string = *s;
-    int result = 0;
-    while (1) {
-        char c = *string;
-        if (c == '\0' || (end != NULL && string >= end)) {
-            result = -1;
-            break;
-        }
-        else if (*sep == '\0') {
-            if (string != *s) {
-                /* matched separator */
-                result = 0;
-                break;
-            }
-            else {
-                /* separator was whitespace wildcard that didn't match */
-                result = -2;
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-        else if (*sep == ' ') {
-            /* whitespace wildcard */
-            if (!isspace(c)) {
-                sep++;
-                continue;
-            }
-        }
-        else if (*sep != c) {
-            result = -2;
-            break;
-        }
-        else {
-            sep++;
-        }
-        string++;
-    }
-    *s = string;
-    return result;
-}
-
-static int
-fromfile_skip_separator(FILE **fp, const char *sep, void *NPY_UNUSED(stream_data))
-{
-    int result = 0;
-    const char *sep_start = sep;
-
-    while (1) {
-        int c = fgetc(*fp);
-
-        if (c == EOF) {
-            result = -1;
-            break;
-        }
-        else if (*sep == '\0') {
-            ungetc(c, *fp);
-            if (sep != sep_start) {
-                /* matched separator */
-                result = 0;
-                break;
-            }
-            else {
-                /* separator was whitespace wildcard that didn't match */
-                result = -2;
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-        else if (*sep == ' ') {
-            /* whitespace wildcard */
-            if (!isspace(c)) {
-                sep++;
-                sep_start++;
-                ungetc(c, *fp);
-            }
-            else if (sep == sep_start) {
-                sep_start--;
-            }
-        }
-        else if (*sep != c) {
-            ungetc(c, *fp);
-            result = -2;
-            break;
-        }
-        else {
-            sep++;
-        }
-    }
-    return result;
-}
-
-/*
- * Change a sub-array field to the base descriptor
- * and update the dimensions and strides
- * appropriately.  Dimensions and strides are added
- * to the end.
- *
- * Strides are only added if given (because data is given).
- */
-static int
-_update_descr_and_dimensions(PyArray_Descr **des, npy_intp *newdims,
-                             npy_intp *newstrides, int oldnd)
-{
-    PyArray_Descr *old;
-    int newnd;
-    int numnew;
-    npy_intp *mydim;
-    int i;
-    int tuple;
-
-    old = *des;
-    *des = old->subarray->base;
-
-
-    mydim = newdims + oldnd;
-    tuple = PyTuple_Check(old->subarray->shape);
-    if (tuple) {
-        numnew = PyTuple_GET_SIZE(old->subarray->shape);
-    }
-    else {
-        numnew = 1;
-    }
-
-
-    newnd = oldnd + numnew;
-    if (newnd > NPY_MAXDIMS) {
-        goto finish;
-    }
-    if (tuple) {
-        for (i = 0; i < numnew; i++) {
-            mydim[i] = (npy_intp) PyInt_AsLong(
-                    PyTuple_GET_ITEM(old->subarray->shape, i));
-        }
-    }
-    else {
-        mydim[0] = (npy_intp) PyInt_AsLong(old->subarray->shape);
-    }
-
-    if (newstrides) {
-        npy_intp tempsize;
-        npy_intp *mystrides;
-
-        mystrides = newstrides + oldnd;
-        /* Make new strides -- alwasy C-contiguous */
-        tempsize = (*des)->elsize;
-        for (i = numnew - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-            mystrides[i] = tempsize;
-            tempsize *= mydim[i] ? mydim[i] : 1;
-        }
-    }
-
- finish:
-    Py_INCREF(*des);
-    Py_DECREF(old);
-    return newnd;
-}
-
-NPY_NO_EXPORT void
-_unaligned_strided_byte_copy(char *dst, npy_intp outstrides, char *src,
-                             npy_intp instrides, npy_intp N, int elsize)
-{
-    npy_intp i;
-    char *tout = dst;
-    char *tin = src;
-
-#define _COPY_N_SIZE(size) \
-    for(i=0; i<N; i++) { \
-        memcpy(tout, tin, size); \
-        tin += instrides; \
-        tout += outstrides; \
-    } \
-    return
-
-    switch(elsize) {
-    case 8:
-        _COPY_N_SIZE(8);
-    case 4:
-        _COPY_N_SIZE(4);
-    case 1:
-        _COPY_N_SIZE(1);
-    case 2:
-        _COPY_N_SIZE(2);
-    case 16:
-        _COPY_N_SIZE(16);
-    default:
-        _COPY_N_SIZE(elsize);
-    }
-#undef _COPY_N_SIZE
-
-}
-
-NPY_NO_EXPORT void
-_strided_byte_swap(void *p, npy_intp stride, npy_intp n, int size)
-{
-    char *a, *b, c = 0;
-    int j, m;
-
-    switch(size) {
-    case 1: /* no byteswap necessary */
-        break;
-    case 4:
-        if (npy_is_aligned((void*)((npy_intp)p | stride), sizeof(npy_uint32))) {
-            for (a = (char*)p; n > 0; n--, a += stride) {
-                npy_uint32 * a_ = (npy_uint32 *)a;
-                *a_ = npy_bswap4(*a_);
-            }
-        }
-        else {
-            for (a = (char*)p; n > 0; n--, a += stride) {
-                npy_bswap4_unaligned(a);
-            }
-        }
-        break;
-    case 8:
-        if (npy_is_aligned((void*)((npy_intp)p | stride), sizeof(npy_uint64))) {
-            for (a = (char*)p; n > 0; n--, a += stride) {
-                npy_uint64 * a_ = (npy_uint64 *)a;
-                *a_ = npy_bswap8(*a_);
-            }
-        }
-        else {
-            for (a = (char*)p; n > 0; n--, a += stride) {
-                npy_bswap8_unaligned(a);
-            }
-        }
-        break;
-    case 2:
-        if (npy_is_aligned((void*)((npy_intp)p | stride), sizeof(npy_uint16))) {
-            for (a = (char*)p; n > 0; n--, a += stride) {
-                npy_uint16 * a_ = (npy_uint16 *)a;
-                *a_ = npy_bswap2(*a_);
-            }
-        }
-        else {
-            for (a = (char*)p; n > 0; n--, a += stride) {
-                npy_bswap2_unaligned(a);
-            }
-        }
-        break;
-    default:
-        m = size/2;
-        for (a = (char *)p; n > 0; n--, a += stride - m) {
-            b = a + (size - 1);
-            for (j = 0; j < m; j++) {
-                c=*a; *a++ = *b; *b-- = c;
-            }
-        }
-        break;
-    }
-}
-
-NPY_NO_EXPORT void
-byte_swap_vector(void *p, npy_intp n, int size)
-{
-    _strided_byte_swap(p, (npy_intp) size, n, size);
-    return;
-}
-
-/* If numitems > 1, then dst must be contiguous */
-NPY_NO_EXPORT void
-copy_and_swap(void *dst, void *src, int itemsize, npy_intp numitems,
-              npy_intp srcstrides, int swap)
-{
-    if ((numitems == 1) || (itemsize == srcstrides)) {
-        memcpy(dst, src, itemsize*numitems);
-    }
-    else {
-        npy_intp i;
-        char *s1 = (char *)src;
-        char *d1 = (char *)dst;
-
-        for (i = 0; i < numitems; i++) {
-            memcpy(d1, s1, itemsize);
-            d1 += itemsize;
-            s1 += srcstrides;
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (swap) {
-        byte_swap_vector(dst, numitems, itemsize);
-    }
-}
-
-/*
- * adapted from Numarray,
- * a: destination array
- * s: source object, array or sequence
- * dim: current recursion dimension, must be 0 on first call
- * dst: must be NULL on first call
- * it is a view on the destination array viewing the place where to put the
- * data of the current recursion
- */
-static int
-setArrayFromSequence(PyArrayObject *a, PyObject *s,
-                        int dim, PyArrayObject * dst)
-{
-    Py_ssize_t i, slen;
-    int res = -1;
-
-    /* first recursion, view equal destination */
-    if (dst == NULL)
-        dst = a;
-
-    /*
-     * This code is to ensure that the sequence access below will
-     * return a lower-dimensional sequence.
-     */
-
-    /* INCREF on entry DECREF on exit */
-    Py_INCREF(s);
-
-    if (PyArray_Check(s)) {
-        if (!(PyArray_CheckExact(s))) {
-            /*
-             * make sure a base-class array is used so that the dimensionality
-             * reduction assumption is correct.
-             */
-            /* This will DECREF(s) if replaced */
-            s = PyArray_EnsureArray(s);
-            if (s == NULL) {
-                goto fail;
-            }
-        }
-
-        /* dst points to correct array subsection */
-        if (PyArray_CopyInto(dst, (PyArrayObject *)s) < 0) {
-            goto fail;
-        }
-
-        Py_DECREF(s);
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    if (dim > PyArray_NDIM(a)) {
-        PyErr_Format(PyExc_ValueError,
-                 "setArrayFromSequence: sequence/array dimensions mismatch.");
-        goto fail;
-    }
-
-    slen = PySequence_Length(s);
-    if (slen < 0) {
-        goto fail;
-    }
-    /*
-     * Either the dimensions match, or the sequence has length 1 and can
-     * be broadcast to the destination.
-     */
-    if (slen != PyArray_DIMS(a)[dim] && slen != 1) {
-        PyErr_Format(PyExc_ValueError,
-                 "cannot copy sequence with size %d to array axis "
-                 "with dimension %d", (int)slen, (int)PyArray_DIMS(a)[dim]);
-        goto fail;
-    }
-
-    /* Broadcast the one element from the sequence to all the outputs */
-    if (slen == 1) {
-        PyObject *o;
-        npy_intp alen = PyArray_DIM(a, dim);
-
-        o = PySequence_GetItem(s, 0);
-        if (o == NULL) {
-            goto fail;
-        }
-
-        for (i = 0; i < alen; i++) {
-            if ((PyArray_NDIM(a) - dim) > 1) {
-                PyArrayObject * tmp =
-                    (PyArrayObject *)array_item_asarray(dst, i);
-                if (tmp == NULL) {
-                    goto fail;
-                }
-
-                res = setArrayFromSequence(a, o, dim+1, tmp);
-                Py_DECREF(tmp);
-            }
-            else {
-                char * b = (PyArray_BYTES(dst) + i * PyArray_STRIDES(dst)[0]);
-                res = PyArray_DESCR(dst)->f->setitem(o, b, dst);
-            }
-            if (res < 0) {
-                Py_DECREF(o);
-                goto fail;
-            }
-        }
-        Py_DECREF(o);
-    }
-    /* Copy element by element */
-    else {
-        PyObject * seq;
-        seq = PySequence_Fast(s, "Could not convert object to sequence");
-        if (seq == NULL) {
-            goto fail;
-        }
-        for (i = 0; i < slen; i++) {
-            PyObject * o = PySequence_Fast_GET_ITEM(seq, i);
-            if ((PyArray_NDIM(a) - dim) > 1) {
-                PyArrayObject * tmp =
-                    (PyArrayObject *)array_item_asarray(dst, i);
-                if (tmp == NULL) {
-                    Py_DECREF(seq);
-                    goto fail;
-                }
-
-                res = setArrayFromSequence(a, o, dim+1, tmp);
-                Py_DECREF(tmp);
-            }
-            else {
-                char * b = (PyArray_BYTES(dst) + i * PyArray_STRIDES(dst)[0]);
-                res = PyArray_DESCR(dst)->f->setitem(o, b, dst);
-            }
-            if (res < 0) {
-                Py_DECREF(seq);
-                goto fail;
-            }
-        }
-        Py_DECREF(seq);
-    }
-
-    Py_DECREF(s);
-    return 0;
-
- fail:
-    Py_DECREF(s);
-    return res;
-}
-
-NPY_NO_EXPORT int
-PyArray_AssignFromSequence(PyArrayObject *self, PyObject *v)
-{
-    if (!PySequence_Check(v)) {
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
-                        "assignment from non-sequence");
-        return -1;
-    }
-    if (PyArray_NDIM(self) == 0) {
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
-                        "assignment to 0-d array");
-        return -1;
-    }
-    return setArrayFromSequence(self, v, 0, NULL);
-}
-
-/*
- * The rest of this code is to build the right kind of array
- * from a python object.
- */
-
-static int
-discover_itemsize(PyObject *s, int nd, int *itemsize, int string_type)
-{
-    int n, r, i;
-
-    if (PyArray_Check(s)) {
-        *itemsize = PyArray_MAX(*itemsize, PyArray_ITEMSIZE((PyArrayObject *)s));
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    if ((nd == 0) || PyString_Check(s) ||
-#if defined(NPY_PY3K)
-            PyMemoryView_Check(s) ||
-#else
-            PyBuffer_Check(s) ||
-#endif
-            PyUnicode_Check(s)) {
-
-        /* If an object has no length, leave it be */
-        if (string_type && s != NULL &&
-                !PyString_Check(s) && !PyUnicode_Check(s)) {
-            PyObject *s_string = NULL;
-            if (string_type == NPY_STRING) {
-                s_string = PyObject_Str(s);
-            }
-            else {
-#if defined(NPY_PY3K)
-                s_string = PyObject_Str(s);
-#else
-                s_string = PyObject_Unicode(s);
-#endif
-            }
-            if (s_string) {
-                n = PyObject_Length(s_string);
-                Py_DECREF(s_string);
-            }
-            else {
-                n = -1;
-            }
-        }
-        else {
-            n = PyObject_Length(s);
-        }
-        if (n == -1) {
-            PyErr_Clear();
-        }
-        else {
-            *itemsize = PyArray_MAX(*itemsize, n);
-        }
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    n = PySequence_Length(s);
-    for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-        PyObject *e = PySequence_GetItem(s,i);
-
-        if (e == NULL) {
-            return -1;
-        }
-
-        r = discover_itemsize(e, nd - 1, itemsize, string_type);
-        Py_DECREF(e);
-        if (r == -1) {
-            return -1;
-        }
-    }
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
-/*
- * Take an arbitrary object and discover how many dimensions it
- * has, filling in the dimensions as we go.
- */
-static int
-discover_dimensions(PyObject *obj, int *maxndim, npy_intp *d, int check_it,
-                                    int stop_at_string, int stop_at_tuple,
-                                    int *out_is_object)
-{
-    PyObject *e;
-    int r, n, i;
-    Py_buffer buffer_view;
-    PyObject * seq;
-
-    if (*maxndim == 0) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    /* obj is an Array */
-    if (PyArray_Check(obj)) {
-        PyArrayObject *arr = (PyArrayObject *)obj;
-
-        if (PyArray_NDIM(arr) < *maxndim) {
-            *maxndim = PyArray_NDIM(arr);
-        }
-
-        for (i=0; i<*maxndim; i++) {
-            d[i] = PyArray_DIM(arr,i);
-        }
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    /* obj is a Scalar */
-    if (PyArray_IsScalar(obj, Generic)) {
-        *maxndim = 0;
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    /* obj is not a Sequence */
-    if (!PySequence_Check(obj) ||
-#if defined(NPY_PY3K)
-        /* FIXME: XXX -- what is the correct thing to do here? */
-#else
-            PyInstance_Check(obj) ||
-#endif
-            PySequence_Length(obj) < 0) {
-        *maxndim = 0;
-        PyErr_Clear();
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    /* obj is a String */
-    if (PyString_Check(obj) ||
-#if defined(NPY_PY3K)
-#else
-            PyBuffer_Check(obj) ||
-#endif
-            PyUnicode_Check(obj)) {
-        if (stop_at_string) {
-            *maxndim = 0;
-        }
-        else {
-            d[0] = PySequence_Length(obj);
-            *maxndim = 1;
-        }
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    /* obj is a Tuple, but tuples aren't expanded */
-    if (stop_at_tuple && PyTuple_Check(obj)) {
-        *maxndim = 0;
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    /* obj is a PEP 3118 buffer */
-    /* PEP 3118 buffer interface */
-    if (PyObject_CheckBuffer(obj) == 1) {
-        memset(&buffer_view, 0, sizeof(Py_buffer));
-        if (PyObject_GetBuffer(obj, &buffer_view, PyBUF_STRIDES) == 0 ||
-            PyObject_GetBuffer(obj, &buffer_view, PyBUF_ND) == 0) {
-            int nd = buffer_view.ndim;
-            if (nd < *maxndim) {
-                *maxndim = nd;
-            }
-            for (i=0; i<*maxndim; i++) {
-                d[i] = buffer_view.shape[i];
-            }
-            PyBuffer_Release(&buffer_view);
-            return 0;
-        }
-        else if (PyObject_GetBuffer(obj, &buffer_view, PyBUF_SIMPLE) == 0) {
-            d[0] = buffer_view.len;
-            *maxndim = 1;
-            PyBuffer_Release(&buffer_view);
-            return 0;
-        }
-        else {
-            PyErr_Clear();
-        }
-    }
-
-    /* obj has the __array_struct__ interface */
-    e = PyArray_GetAttrString_SuppressException(obj, "__array_struct__");
-    if (e != NULL) {
-        int nd = -1;
-        if (NpyCapsule_Check(e)) {
-            PyArrayInterface *inter;
-            inter = (PyArrayInterface *)NpyCapsule_AsVoidPtr(e);
-            if (inter->two == 2) {
-                nd = inter->nd;
-                if (nd >= 0) {
-                    if (nd < *maxndim) {
-                        *maxndim = nd;
-                    }
-                    for (i=0; i<*maxndim; i++) {
-                        d[i] = inter->shape[i];
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        Py_DECREF(e);
-        if (nd >= 0) {
-            return 0;
-        }
-    }
-
-    /* obj has the __array_interface__ interface */
-    e = PyArray_GetAttrString_SuppressException(obj, "__array_interface__");
-    if (e != NULL) {
-        int nd = -1;
-        if (PyDict_Check(e)) {
-            PyObject *new;
-            new = PyDict_GetItemString(e, "shape");
-            if (new && PyTuple_Check(new)) {
-                nd = PyTuple_GET_SIZE(new);
-                if (nd < *maxndim) {
-                    *maxndim = nd;
-                }
-                for (i=0; i<*maxndim; i++) {
-                    d[i] = PyInt_AsSsize_t(PyTuple_GET_ITEM(new, i));
-                    if (d[i] < 0) {
-                        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError,
-                                "Invalid shape in __array_interface__");
-                        Py_DECREF(e);
-                        return -1;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        Py_DECREF(e);
-        if (nd >= 0) {
-            return 0;
-        }
-    }
-
-    seq = PySequence_Fast(obj, "Could not convert object to sequence");
-    if (seq == NULL) {
-        /*
-         * PySequence_Check detects whether an old type object is a
-         * sequence by the presence of the __getitem__ attribute, and
-         * for new type objects that aren't dictionaries by the
-         * presence of the __len__ attribute as well. In either case it
-         * is possible to have an object that tests as a sequence but
-         * doesn't behave as a sequence and consequently, the
-         * PySequence_GetItem call can fail. When that happens and the
-         * object looks like a dictionary, we truncate the dimensions
-         * and set the object creation flag, otherwise we pass the
-         * error back up the call chain.
-         */
-        if (PyErr_ExceptionMatches(PyExc_KeyError)) {
-            PyErr_Clear();
-            *maxndim = 0;
-            *out_is_object = 1;
-            return 0;
-        }
-        else {
-            return -1;
-        }
-    }
-    n = PySequence_Fast_GET_SIZE(seq);
-
-    d[0] = n;
-
-    /* 1-dimensional sequence */
-    if (n == 0 || *maxndim == 1) {
-        *maxndim = 1;
-        Py_DECREF(seq);
-        return 0;
-    }
-    else {
-        npy_intp dtmp[NPY_MAXDIMS];
-        int j, maxndim_m1 = *maxndim - 1;
-        e = PySequence_Fast_GET_ITEM(seq, 0);
-
-        r = discover_dimensions(e, &maxndim_m1, d + 1, check_it,
-                                        stop_at_string, stop_at_tuple,
-                                        out_is_object);
-        if (r < 0) {
-            Py_DECREF(seq);
-            return r;
-        }
-
-        /* For the dimension truncation check below */
-        *maxndim = maxndim_m1 + 1;
-        for (i = 1; i < n; ++i) {
-            e = PySequence_Fast_GET_ITEM(seq, i);
-            /* Get the dimensions of the first item */
-            r = discover_dimensions(e, &maxndim_m1, dtmp, check_it,
-                                            stop_at_string, stop_at_tuple,
-                                            out_is_object);
-            if (r < 0) {
-                Py_DECREF(seq);
-                return r;
-            }
-
-            /* Reduce max_ndim_m1 to just items which match */
-            for (j = 0; j < maxndim_m1; ++j) {
-                if (dtmp[j] != d[j+1]) {
-                    maxndim_m1 = j;
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        /*
-         * If the dimensions are truncated, need to produce
-         * an object array.
-         */
-        if (maxndim_m1 + 1 < *maxndim) {
-            *out_is_object = 1;
-            *maxndim = maxndim_m1 + 1;
-        }
-    }
-
-    Py_DECREF(seq);
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
-/*
- * Generic new array creation routine.
- * Internal variant with calloc argument for PyArray_Zeros.
- *
- * steals a reference to descr (even on failure)
- */
-static PyObject *
-PyArray_NewFromDescr_int(PyTypeObject *subtype, PyArray_Descr *descr, int nd,
-                         npy_intp *dims, npy_intp *strides, void *data,
-                         int flags, PyObject *obj, int zeroed)
-{
-    PyArrayObject_fields *fa;
-    int i;
-    size_t sd;
-    npy_intp size;
-
-    if (descr->subarray) {
-        PyObject *ret;
-        npy_intp newdims[2*NPY_MAXDIMS];
-        npy_intp *newstrides = NULL;
-        memcpy(newdims, dims, nd*sizeof(npy_intp));
-        if (strides) {
-            newstrides = newdims + NPY_MAXDIMS;
-            memcpy(newstrides, strides, nd*sizeof(npy_intp));
-        }
-        nd =_update_descr_and_dimensions(&descr, newdims,
-                                         newstrides, nd);
-        ret = PyArray_NewFromDescr_int(subtype, descr, nd, newdims,
-                                       newstrides,
-                                       data, flags, obj, zeroed);
-        return ret;
-    }
-
-    if ((unsigned int)nd > (unsigned int)NPY_MAXDIMS) {
-        PyErr_Format(PyExc_ValueError,
-                     "number of dimensions must be within [0, %d]",
-                     NPY_MAXDIMS);
-        Py_DECREF(descr);
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    /* Check dimensions */
-    size = 1;
-    sd = (size_t) descr->elsize;
-    if (sd == 0) {
-        if (!PyDataType_ISSTRING(descr)) {
-            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "Empty data-type");
-            Py_DECREF(descr);
-            return NULL;
-        }
-        PyArray_DESCR_REPLACE(descr);
-        if (descr == NULL) {
-            return NULL;
-        }
-        if (descr->type_num == NPY_STRING) {
-            sd = descr->elsize = 1;
-        }
-        else {
-            sd = descr->elsize = sizeof(npy_ucs4);
-        }
-    }
-
-    for (i = 0; i < nd; i++) {
-        npy_intp dim = dims[i];
-
-        if (dim == 0) {
-            /*
-             * Compare to PyArray_OverflowMultiplyList that
-             * returns 0 in this case.
-             */
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        if (dim < 0) {
-            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
-                            "negative dimensions "  \
-                            "are not allowed");
-            Py_DECREF(descr);
-            return NULL;
-        }
-
-        /*
-         * Care needs to be taken to avoid integer overflow when
-         * multiplying the dimensions together to get the total size of the
-         * array.
-         */
-        if (npy_mul_with_overflow_intp(&size, size, dim)) {
-            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
-                            "array is too big.");
-            Py_DECREF(descr);
-            return NULL;
-        }
-    }
-
-    fa = (PyArrayObject_fields *) subtype->tp_alloc(subtype, 0);
-    if (fa == NULL) {
-        Py_DECREF(descr);
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    fa->nd = nd;
-    fa->dimensions = NULL;
-    fa->data = NULL;
-    if (data == NULL) {
-        fa->flags = NPY_ARRAY_DEFAULT;
-        if (flags) {
-            fa->flags |= NPY_ARRAY_F_CONTIGUOUS;
-            if (nd > 1) {
-                fa->flags &= ~NPY_ARRAY_C_CONTIGUOUS;
-            }
-            flags = NPY_ARRAY_F_CONTIGUOUS;
-        }
-    }
-    else {
-        fa->flags = (flags & ~NPY_ARRAY_UPDATEIFCOPY);
-    }
-    fa->descr = descr;
-    fa->base = (PyObject *)NULL;
-    fa->weakreflist = (PyObject *)NULL;
-
-    if (nd > 0) {
-        fa->dimensions = npy_alloc_cache_dim(2 * nd);
-        if (fa->dimensions == NULL) {
-            PyErr_NoMemory();
-            goto fail;
-        }
-        fa->strides = fa->dimensions + nd;
-        memcpy(fa->dimensions, dims, sizeof(npy_intp)*nd);
-        if (strides == NULL) { /* fill it in */
-            sd = _array_fill_strides(fa->strides, dims, nd, sd,
-                                     flags, &(fa->flags));
-        }
-        else {
-            /*
-             * we allow strides even when we create
-             * the memory, but be careful with this...
-             */
-            memcpy(fa->strides, strides, sizeof(npy_intp)*nd);
-            sd *= size;
-        }
-    }
-    else {
-        fa->dimensions = fa->strides = NULL;
-        fa->flags |= NPY_ARRAY_F_CONTIGUOUS;
-    }
-
-    if (data == NULL) {
-        /*
-         * Allocate something even for zero-space arrays
-         * e.g. shape=(0,) -- otherwise buffer exposure
-         * (a.data) doesn't work as it should.
-         */
-
-        if (sd == 0) {
-            sd = descr->elsize;
-        }
-        /*
-         * It is bad to have unitialized OBJECT pointers
-         * which could also be sub-fields of a VOID array
-         */
-        if (zeroed || PyDataType_FLAGCHK(descr, NPY_NEEDS_INIT)) {
-            data = npy_alloc_cache_zero(sd);
-        }
-        else {
-            data = npy_alloc_cache(sd);
-        }
-        if (data == NULL) {
-            PyErr_NoMemory();
-            goto fail;
-        }
-        fa->flags |= NPY_ARRAY_OWNDATA;
-
-    }
-    else {
-        /*
-         * If data is passed in, this object won't own it by default.
-         * Caller must arrange for this to be reset if truly desired
-         */
-        fa->flags &= ~NPY_ARRAY_OWNDATA;
-    }
-    fa->data = data;
-
-    /*
-     * always update the flags to get the right CONTIGUOUS, ALIGN properties
-     * not owned data and input strides may not be aligned and on some
-     * platforms (debian sparc) malloc does not provide enough alignment for
-     * long double types
-     */
-    PyArray_UpdateFlags((PyArrayObject *)fa, NPY_ARRAY_UPDATE_ALL);
-
-    /*
-     * call the __array_finalize__
-     * method if a subtype.
-     * If obj is NULL, then call method with Py_None
-     */
-    if ((subtype != &PyArray_Type)) {
-        PyObject *res, *func, *args;
-
-        func = PyObject_GetAttrString((PyObject *)fa, "__array_finalize__");
-        if (func && func != Py_None) {
-            if (NpyCapsule_Check(func)) {
-                /* A C-function is stored here */
-                PyArray_FinalizeFunc *cfunc;
-                cfunc = NpyCapsule_AsVoidPtr(func);
-                Py_DECREF(func);
-                if (cfunc((PyArrayObject *)fa, obj) < 0) {
-                    goto fail;
-                }
-            }
-            else {
-                args = PyTuple_New(1);
-                if (obj == NULL) {
-                    obj=Py_None;
-                }
-                Py_INCREF(obj);
-                PyTuple_SET_ITEM(args, 0, obj);
-                res = PyObject_Call(func, args, NULL);
-                Py_DECREF(args);
-                Py_DECREF(func);
-                if (res == NULL) {
-                    goto fail;
-                }
-                else {
-                    Py_DECREF(res);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        else Py_XDECREF(func);
-    }
-    return (PyObject *)fa;
-
- fail:
-    Py_DECREF(fa);
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-
-/*NUMPY_API
- * Generic new array creation routine.
- *
- * steals a reference to descr (even on failure)
- */
-NPY_NO_EXPORT PyObject *
-PyArray_NewFromDescr(PyTypeObject *subtype, PyArray_Descr *descr, int nd,
-                     npy_intp *dims, npy_intp *strides, void *data,
-                     int flags, PyObject *obj)
-{
-    return PyArray_NewFromDescr_int(subtype, descr, nd,
-                                    dims, strides, data,
-                                    flags, obj, 0);
-}
-
-/*NUMPY_API
- * Creates a new array with the same shape as the provided one,
- * with possible memory layout order and data type changes.
- *
- * prototype - The array the new one should be like.
- * order     - NPY_CORDER - C-contiguous result.
- *             NPY_FORTRANORDER - Fortran-contiguous result.
- *             NPY_ANYORDER - Fortran if prototype is Fortran, C otherwise.
- *             NPY_KEEPORDER - Keeps the axis ordering of prototype.
- * dtype     - If not NULL, overrides the data type of the result.
- * subok     - If 1, use the prototype's array subtype, otherwise
- *             always create a base-class array.
- *
- * NOTE: If dtype is not NULL, steals the dtype reference.
- */
-NPY_NO_EXPORT PyObject *
-PyArray_NewLikeArray(PyArrayObject *prototype, NPY_ORDER order,
-                     PyArray_Descr *dtype, int subok)
-{
-    PyObject *ret = NULL;
-    int ndim = PyArray_NDIM(prototype);
-
-    /* If no override data type, use the one from the prototype */
-    if (dtype == NULL) {
-        dtype = PyArray_DESCR(prototype);
-        Py_INCREF(dtype);
-    }
-
-    /* Handle ANYORDER and simple KEEPORDER cases */
-    switch (order) {
-        case NPY_ANYORDER:
-            order = PyArray_ISFORTRAN(prototype) ?
-                                    NPY_FORTRANORDER : NPY_CORDER;
-            break;
-        case NPY_KEEPORDER:
-            if (PyArray_IS_C_CONTIGUOUS(prototype) || ndim <= 1) {
-                order = NPY_CORDER;
-                break;
-            }
-            else if (PyArray_IS_F_CONTIGUOUS(prototype)) {
-                order = NPY_FORTRANORDER;
-                break;
-            }
-            break;
-        default:
-            break;
-    }
-
-    /* If it's not KEEPORDER, this is simple */
-    if (order != NPY_KEEPORDER) {
-        ret = PyArray_NewFromDescr(subok ? Py_TYPE(prototype) : &PyArray_Type,
-                                        dtype,
-                                        ndim,
-                                        PyArray_DIMS(prototype),
-                                        NULL,
-                                        NULL,
-                                        order,
-                                        subok ? (PyObject *)prototype : NULL);
-    }
-    /* KEEPORDER needs some analysis of the strides */
-    else {
-        npy_intp strides[NPY_MAXDIMS], stride;
-        npy_intp *shape = PyArray_DIMS(prototype);
-        npy_stride_sort_item strideperm[NPY_MAXDIMS];
-        int idim;
-
-        PyArray_CreateSortedStridePerm(PyArray_NDIM(prototype),
-                                        PyArray_STRIDES(prototype),
-                                        strideperm);
-
-        /* Build the new strides */
-        stride = dtype->elsize;
-        for (idim = ndim-1; idim >= 0; --idim) {
-            npy_intp i_perm = strideperm[idim].perm;
-            strides[i_perm] = stride;
-            stride *= shape[i_perm];
-        }
-
-        /* Finally, allocate the array */
-        ret = PyArray_NewFromDescr(subok ? Py_TYPE(prototype) : &PyArray_Type,
-                                        dtype,
-                                        ndim,
-                                        shape,
-                                        strides,
-                                        NULL,
-                                        0,
-                                        subok ? (PyObject *)prototype : NULL);
-    }
-
-    return ret;
-}
-
-/*NUMPY_API
- * Generic new array creation routine.
- */
-NPY_NO_EXPORT PyObject *
-PyArray_New(PyTypeObject *subtype, int nd, npy_intp *dims, int type_num,
-            npy_intp *strides, void *data, int itemsize, int flags,
-            PyObject *obj)
-{
-    PyArray_Descr *descr;
-    PyObject *new;
-
-    descr = PyArray_DescrFromType(type_num);
-    if (descr == NULL) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    if (descr->elsize == 0) {
-        if (itemsize < 1) {
-            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
-                            "data type must provide an itemsize");
-            Py_DECREF(descr);
-            return NULL;
-        }
-        PyArray_DESCR_REPLACE(descr);
-        descr->elsize = itemsize;
-    }
-    new = PyArray_NewFromDescr(subtype, descr, nd, dims, strides,
-                               data, flags, obj);
-    return new;
-}
-
-
-NPY_NO_EXPORT int
-_array_from_buffer_3118(PyObject *obj, PyObject **out)
-{
-    /* PEP 3118 */
-    PyObject *memoryview;
-    Py_buffer *view;
-    PyArray_Descr *descr = NULL;
-    PyObject *r;
-    int nd, flags, k;
-    Py_ssize_t d;
-    npy_intp shape[NPY_MAXDIMS], strides[NPY_MAXDIMS];
-
-    memoryview = PyMemoryView_FromObject(obj);
-    if (memoryview == NULL) {
-        PyErr_Clear();
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    view = PyMemoryView_GET_BUFFER(memoryview);
-    if (view->format != NULL) {
-        descr = _descriptor_from_pep3118_format(view->format);
-        if (descr == NULL) {
-            PyObject *msg;
-            msg = PyBytes_FromFormat("Invalid PEP 3118 format string: '%s'",
-                                     view->format);
-            PyErr_WarnEx(PyExc_RuntimeWarning, PyBytes_AS_STRING(msg), 0);
-            Py_DECREF(msg);
-            goto fail;
-        }
-
-        /* Sanity check */
-        if (descr->elsize != view->itemsize) {
-            PyErr_WarnEx(PyExc_RuntimeWarning,
-                         "Item size computed from the PEP 3118 buffer format "
-                         "string does not match the actual item size.",
-                         0);
-            goto fail;
-        }
-    }
-    else {
-        descr = PyArray_DescrNewFromType(NPY_STRING);
-        descr->elsize = view->itemsize;
-    }
-
-    nd = view->ndim;
-    if (view->shape != NULL) {
-        if (nd >= NPY_MAXDIMS || nd < 0) {
-            goto fail;
-        }
-        for (k = 0; k < nd; ++k) {
-            if (k >= NPY_MAXDIMS) {
-                goto fail;
-            }
-            shape[k] = view->shape[k];
-        }
-        if (view->strides != NULL) {
-            for (k = 0; k < nd; ++k) {
-                strides[k] = view->strides[k];
-            }
-        }
-        else {
-            d = view->len;
-            for (k = 0; k < nd; ++k) {
-                if (view->shape[k] != 0) {
-                    d /= view->shape[k];
-                }
-                strides[k] = d;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    else {
-        if (nd == 1) {
-            shape[0] = view->len / view->itemsize;
-            strides[0] = view->itemsize;
-        }
-        else if (nd > 1) {
-            PyErr_WarnEx(PyExc_RuntimeWarning,
-                         "ndim computed from the PEP 3118 buffer format "
-                         "is greater than 1, but shape is NULL.",
-                         0);
-            goto fail;
-        }
-    }
-
-    flags = NPY_ARRAY_BEHAVED & (view->readonly ? ~NPY_ARRAY_WRITEABLE : ~0);
-    r = PyArray_NewFromDescr(&PyArray_Type, descr,
-                             nd, shape, strides, view->buf,
-                             flags, NULL);
-    if (r == NULL ||
-            PyArray_SetBaseObject((PyArrayObject *)r, memoryview) < 0) {
-        Py_XDECREF(r);
-        Py_DECREF(memoryview);
-        return -1;
-    }
-    PyArray_UpdateFlags((PyArrayObject *)r, NPY_ARRAY_UPDATE_ALL);
-
-    *out = r;
-    return 0;
-
-fail:
-    Py_XDECREF(descr);
-    Py_DECREF(memoryview);
-    return -1;
-
-}
-
-/*NUMPY_API
- * Retrieves the array parameters for viewing/converting an arbitrary
- * PyObject* to a NumPy array. This allows the "innate type and shape"
- * of Python list-of-lists to be discovered without
- * actually converting to an array.
- *
- * In some cases, such as structured arrays and the __array__ interface,
- * a data type needs to be used to make sense of the object.  When
- * this is needed, provide a Descr for 'requested_dtype', otherwise
- * provide NULL. This reference is not stolen. Also, if the requested
- * dtype doesn't modify the interpretation of the input, out_dtype will
- * still get the "innate" dtype of the object, not the dtype passed
- * in 'requested_dtype'.
- *
- * If writing to the value in 'op' is desired, set the boolean
- * 'writeable' to 1.  This raises an error when 'op' is a scalar, list
- * of lists, or other non-writeable 'op'.
- *
- * Result: When success (0 return value) is returned, either out_arr
- *         is filled with a non-NULL PyArrayObject and
- *         the rest of the parameters are untouched, or out_arr is
- *         filled with NULL, and the rest of the parameters are
- *         filled.
- *
- * Typical usage:
- *
- *      PyArrayObject *arr = NULL;
- *      PyArray_Descr *dtype = NULL;
- *      int ndim = 0;
- *      npy_intp dims[NPY_MAXDIMS];
- *
- *      if (PyArray_GetArrayParamsFromObject(op, NULL, 1, &dtype,
- *                                          &ndim, dims, &arr, NULL) < 0) {
- *          return NULL;
- *      }
- *      if (arr == NULL) {
- *          ... validate/change dtype, validate flags, ndim, etc ...
- *          // Could make custom strides here too
- *          arr = PyArray_NewFromDescr(&PyArray_Type, dtype, ndim,
- *                                      dims, NULL,
- *                                      is_f_order ? NPY_ARRAY_F_CONTIGUOUS : 0,
- *                                      NULL);
- *          if (arr == NULL) {
- *              return NULL;
- *          }
- *          if (PyArray_CopyObject(arr, op) < 0) {
- *              Py_DECREF(arr);
- *              return NULL;
- *          }
- *      }
- *      else {
- *          ... in this case the other parameters weren't filled, just
- *              validate and possibly copy arr itself ...
- *      }
- *      ... use arr ...
- */
-NPY_NO_EXPORT int
-PyArray_GetArrayParamsFromObject(PyObject *op,
-                        PyArray_Descr *requested_dtype,
-                        npy_bool writeable,
-                        PyArray_Descr **out_dtype,
-                        int *out_ndim, npy_intp *out_dims,
-                        PyArrayObject **out_arr, PyObject *context)
-{
-    PyObject *tmp;
-
-    /* If op is an array */
-    if (PyArray_Check(op)) {
-        if (writeable
-            && PyArray_FailUnlessWriteable((PyArrayObject *)op, "array") < 0) {
-            return -1;
-        }
-        Py_INCREF(op);
-        *out_arr = (PyArrayObject *)op;
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    /* If op is a NumPy scalar */
-    if (PyArray_IsScalar(op, Generic)) {
-        if (writeable) {
-            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError,
-                                "cannot write to scalar");
-            return -1;
-        }
-        *out_dtype = PyArray_DescrFromScalar(op);
-        if (*out_dtype == NULL) {
-            return -1;
-        }
-        *out_ndim = 0;
-        *out_arr = NULL;
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    /* If op is a Python scalar */
-    *out_dtype = _array_find_python_scalar_type(op);
-    if (*out_dtype != NULL) {
-        if (writeable) {
-            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError,
-                                "cannot write to scalar");
-            Py_DECREF(*out_dtype);
-            return -1;
-        }
-        *out_ndim = 0;
-        *out_arr = NULL;
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    /* If op supports the PEP 3118 buffer interface */
-    if (!PyBytes_Check(op) && !PyUnicode_Check(op) &&
-             _array_from_buffer_3118(op, (PyObject **)out_arr) == 0) {
-        if (writeable
-            && PyArray_FailUnlessWriteable(*out_arr, "PEP 3118 buffer") < 0) {
-            Py_DECREF(*out_arr);
-            return -1;
-        }
-        return (*out_arr) == NULL ? -1 : 0;
-    }
-
-    /* If op supports the __array_struct__ or __array_interface__ interface */
-    tmp = PyArray_FromStructInterface(op);
-    if (tmp == NULL) {
-        return -1;
-    }
-    if (tmp == Py_NotImplemented) {
-        tmp = PyArray_FromInterface(op);
-        if (tmp == NULL) {
-            return -1;
-        }
-    }
-    if (tmp != Py_NotImplemented) {
-        if (writeable
-            && PyArray_FailUnlessWriteable((PyArrayObject *)tmp,
-                                           "array interface object") < 0) {
-            Py_DECREF(tmp);
-            return -1;
-        }
-        *out_arr = (PyArrayObject *)tmp;
-        return (*out_arr) == NULL ? -1 : 0;
-    }
-
-    /*
-     * If op supplies the __array__ function.
-     * The documentation says this should produce a copy, so
-     * we skip this method if writeable is true, because the intent
-     * of writeable is to modify the operand.
-     * XXX: If the implementation is wrong, and/or if actual
-     *      usage requires this behave differently,
-     *      this should be changed!
-     */
-    if (!writeable) {
-        tmp = PyArray_FromArrayAttr(op, requested_dtype, context);
-        if (tmp != Py_NotImplemented) {
-            if (writeable
-                && PyArray_FailUnlessWriteable((PyArrayObject *)tmp,
-                                               "array interface object") < 0) {
-                Py_DECREF(tmp);
-                return -1;
-            }
-            *out_arr = (PyArrayObject *)tmp;
-            return (*out_arr) == NULL ? -1 : 0;
-        }
-    }
-
-    /* Try to treat op as a list of lists */
-    if (!writeable && PySequence_Check(op)) {
-        int check_it, stop_at_string, stop_at_tuple, is_object;
-        int type_num, type;
-
-        /*
-         * Determine the type, using the requested data type if
-         * it will affect how the array is retrieved
-         */
-        if (requested_dtype != NULL && (
-                requested_dtype->type_num == NPY_STRING ||
-                requested_dtype->type_num == NPY_UNICODE ||
-                (requested_dtype->type_num == NPY_VOID &&
-                    (requested_dtype->names || requested_dtype->subarray)) ||
-                requested_dtype->type == NPY_CHARLTR ||
-                requested_dtype->type_num == NPY_OBJECT)) {
-            Py_INCREF(requested_dtype);
-            *out_dtype = requested_dtype;
-        }
-        else {
-            *out_dtype = NULL;
-            if (PyArray_DTypeFromObject(op, NPY_MAXDIMS, out_dtype) < 0) {
-                if (PyErr_ExceptionMatches(PyExc_MemoryError)) {
-                    return -1;
-                }
-                /* Return NPY_OBJECT for most exceptions */
-                else {
-                    PyErr_Clear();
-                    *out_dtype = PyArray_DescrFromType(NPY_OBJECT);
-                    if (*out_dtype == NULL) {
-                        return -1;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            if (*out_dtype == NULL) {
-                *out_dtype = PyArray_DescrFromType(NPY_DEFAULT_TYPE);
-                if (*out_dtype == NULL) {
-                    return -1;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        type_num = (*out_dtype)->type_num;
-        type = (*out_dtype)->type;
-
-        check_it = (type != NPY_CHARLTR);
-        stop_at_string = (type_num != NPY_STRING) ||
-                         (type == NPY_STRINGLTR);
-        stop_at_tuple = (type_num == NPY_VOID &&
-                         ((*out_dtype)->names || (*out_dtype)->subarray));
-
-        *out_ndim = NPY_MAXDIMS;
-        is_object = 0;
-        if (discover_dimensions(op, out_ndim, out_dims, check_it,
-                                    stop_at_string, stop_at_tuple,
-                                    &is_object) < 0) {
-            Py_DECREF(*out_dtype);
-            if (PyErr_Occurred()) {
-                return -1;
-            }
-            *out_dtype = PyArray_DescrFromType(NPY_OBJECT);
-            if (*out_dtype == NULL) {
-                return -1;
-            }
-            *out_ndim = 0;
-            *out_arr = NULL;
-            return 0;
-        }
-        /* If object arrays are forced */
-        if (is_object) {
-            Py_DECREF(*out_dtype);
-            *out_dtype = PyArray_DescrFromType(NPY_OBJECT);
-            if (*out_dtype == NULL) {
-                return -1;
-            }
-        }
-
-        if ((*out_dtype)->type == NPY_CHARLTR && (*out_ndim) > 0 &&
-                                        out_dims[(*out_ndim) - 1] == 1) {
-            (*out_ndim) -= 1;
-        }
-
-        /* If the type is flexible, determine its size */
-        if ((*out_dtype)->elsize == 0 &&
-                            PyTypeNum_ISEXTENDED((*out_dtype)->type_num)) {
-            int itemsize = 0;
-            int string_type = 0;
-            if ((*out_dtype)->type_num == NPY_STRING ||
-                    (*out_dtype)->type_num == NPY_UNICODE) {
-                string_type = (*out_dtype)->type_num;
-            }
-            if (discover_itemsize(op, *out_ndim, &itemsize, string_type) < 0) {
-                Py_DECREF(*out_dtype);
-                if (PyErr_Occurred() &&
-                        PyErr_GivenExceptionMatches(PyErr_Occurred(),
-                                                PyExc_MemoryError)) {
-                    return -1;
-                }
-                /* Say it's an OBJECT scalar if there's an error */
-                PyErr_Clear();
-                *out_dtype = PyArray_DescrFromType(NPY_OBJECT);
-                *out_ndim = 0;
-                *out_arr = NULL;
-                return 0;
-            }
-            if ((*out_dtype)->type_num == NPY_UNICODE) {
-                itemsize *= 4;
-            }
-
-            if (itemsize != (*out_dtype)->elsize) {
-                PyArray_DESCR_REPLACE(*out_dtype);
-                (*out_dtype)->elsize = itemsize;
-            }
-        }
-
-        *out_arr = NULL;
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    /* Anything can be viewed as an object, unless it needs to be writeable */
-    if (!writeable) {
-        *out_dtype = PyArray_DescrFromType(NPY_OBJECT);
-        if (*out_dtype == NULL) {
-            return -1;
-        }
-        *out_ndim = 0;
-        *out_arr = NULL;
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError,
-                    "object cannot be viewed as a writeable numpy array");
-    return -1;
-}
-
-/*NUMPY_API
- * Does not check for NPY_ARRAY_ENSURECOPY and NPY_ARRAY_NOTSWAPPED in flags
- * Steals a reference to newtype --- which can be NULL
- */
-NPY_NO_EXPORT PyObject *
-PyArray_FromAny(PyObject *op, PyArray_Descr *newtype, int min_depth,
-                int max_depth, int flags, PyObject *context)
-{
-    /*
-     * This is the main code to make a NumPy array from a Python
-     * Object.  It is called from many different places.
-     */
-    PyArrayObject *arr = NULL, *ret;
-    PyArray_Descr *dtype = NULL;
-    int ndim = 0;
-    npy_intp dims[NPY_MAXDIMS];
-
-    /* Get either the array or its parameters if it isn't an array */
-    if (PyArray_GetArrayParamsFromObject(op, newtype,
-                        0, &dtype,
-                        &ndim, dims, &arr, context) < 0) {
-        Py_XDECREF(newtype);
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    /* If the requested dtype is flexible, adapt it */
-    if (newtype != NULL) {
-        PyArray_AdaptFlexibleDType(op,
-                    (dtype == NULL) ? PyArray_DESCR(arr) : dtype,
-                    &newtype);
-    }
-
-    /* If we got dimensions and dtype instead of an array */
-    if (arr == NULL) {
-        if (flags & NPY_ARRAY_UPDATEIFCOPY) {
-            Py_XDECREF(newtype);
-            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
-                            "UPDATEIFCOPY used for non-array input.");
-            return NULL;
-        }
-        else if (min_depth != 0 && ndim < min_depth) {
-            Py_DECREF(dtype);
-            Py_XDECREF(newtype);
-            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
-                            "object of too small depth for desired array");
-            ret = NULL;
-        }
-        else if (max_depth != 0 && ndim > max_depth) {
-            Py_DECREF(dtype);
-            Py_XDECREF(newtype);
-            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
-                            "object too deep for desired array");
-            ret = NULL;
-        }
-        else if (ndim == 0 && PyArray_IsScalar(op, Generic)) {
-            ret = (PyArrayObject *)PyArray_FromScalar(op, newtype);
-            Py_DECREF(dtype);
-        }
-        else {
-            if (newtype == NULL) {
-                newtype = dtype;
-            }
-            else {
-                /*
-                 * TODO: would be nice to do this too, but it's
-                 *       a behavior change.  It's also a bit tricky
-                 *       for downcasting to small integer and float
-                 *       types, and might be better to modify
-                 *       PyArray_AssignFromSequence and descr->f->setitem
-                 *       to have a 'casting' parameter and
-                 *       to check each value with scalar rules like
-                 *       in PyArray_MinScalarType.
-                 */
-                /*
-                if (!(flags&NPY_ARRAY_FORCECAST) && ndim > 0 &&
-                        !PyArray_CanCastTo(dtype, newtype)) {
-                    Py_DECREF(dtype);
-                    Py_XDECREF(newtype);
-                    PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
-                                "object cannot be safely cast to array "
-                                "of required type");
-                    return NULL;
-                }
-                */
-                Py_DECREF(dtype);
-            }
-
-            /* Create an array and copy the data */
-            ret = (PyArrayObject *)PyArray_NewFromDescr(&PyArray_Type, newtype,
-                                         ndim, dims,
-                                         NULL, NULL,
-                                         flags&NPY_ARRAY_F_CONTIGUOUS, NULL);
-            if (ret == NULL) {
-                return NULL;
-            }
-
-            if (ndim > 0) {
-                if (PyArray_AssignFromSequence(ret, op) < 0) {
-                    Py_DECREF(ret);
-                    ret = NULL;
-                }
-            }
-            else {
-                if (PyArray_DESCR(ret)->f->setitem(op,
-                                            PyArray_DATA(ret), ret) < 0) {
-                    Py_DECREF(ret);
-                    ret = NULL;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    else {
-        if (min_depth != 0 && PyArray_NDIM(arr) < min_depth) {
-            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
-                            "object of too small depth for desired array");
-            Py_DECREF(arr);
-            ret = NULL;
-        }
-        else if (max_depth != 0 && PyArray_NDIM(arr) > max_depth) {
-            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
-                            "object too deep for desired array");
-            Py_DECREF(arr);
-            ret = NULL;
-        }
-        else {
-            ret = (PyArrayObject *)PyArray_FromArray(arr, newtype, flags);
-            Py_DECREF(arr);
-        }
-    }
-
-    return (PyObject *)ret;
-}
-
-/*
- * flags is any of
- * NPY_ARRAY_C_CONTIGUOUS (formerly CONTIGUOUS),
- * NPY_ARRAY_F_CONTIGUOUS (formerly FORTRAN),
- * NPY_ARRAY_ALIGNED,
- * NPY_ARRAY_WRITEABLE,
- * NPY_ARRAY_NOTSWAPPED,
- * NPY_ARRAY_ENSURECOPY,
- * NPY_ARRAY_UPDATEIFCOPY,
- * NPY_ARRAY_FORCECAST,
- * NPY_ARRAY_ENSUREARRAY,
- * NPY_ARRAY_ELEMENTSTRIDES
- *
- * or'd (|) together
- *
- * Any of these flags present means that the returned array should
- * guarantee that aspect of the array.  Otherwise the returned array
- * won't guarantee it -- it will depend on the object as to whether or
- * not it has such features.
- *
- * Note that NPY_ARRAY_ENSURECOPY is enough
- * to guarantee NPY_ARRAY_C_CONTIGUOUS, NPY_ARRAY_ALIGNED and
- * NPY_ARRAY_WRITEABLE and therefore it is redundant to include
- * those as well.
- *
- * NPY_ARRAY_BEHAVED == NPY_ARRAY_ALIGNED | NPY_ARRAY_WRITEABLE
- * NPY_ARRAY_CARRAY = NPY_ARRAY_C_CONTIGUOUS | NPY_ARRAY_BEHAVED
- * NPY_ARRAY_FARRAY = NPY_ARRAY_F_CONTIGUOUS | NPY_ARRAY_BEHAVED
- *
- * NPY_ARRAY_F_CONTIGUOUS can be set in the FLAGS to request a FORTRAN array.
- * Fortran arrays are always behaved (aligned,
- * notswapped, and writeable) and not (C) CONTIGUOUS (if > 1d).
- *
- * NPY_ARRAY_UPDATEIFCOPY flag sets this flag in the returned array if a copy
- * is made and the base argument points to the (possibly) misbehaved array.
- * When the new array is deallocated, the original array held in base
- * is updated with the contents of the new array.
- *
- * NPY_ARRAY_FORCECAST will cause a cast to occur regardless of whether or not
- * it is safe.
- */
-
-/*NUMPY_API
- * steals a reference to descr -- accepts NULL
- */
-NPY_NO_EXPORT PyObject *
-PyArray_CheckFromAny(PyObject *op, PyArray_Descr *descr, int min_depth,
-                     int max_depth, int requires, PyObject *context)
-{
-    PyObject *obj;
-    if (requires & NPY_ARRAY_NOTSWAPPED) {
-        if (!descr && PyArray_Check(op) &&
-            !PyArray_ISNBO(PyArray_DESCR((PyArrayObject *)op)->byteorder)) {
-            descr = PyArray_DescrNew(PyArray_DESCR((PyArrayObject *)op));
-        }
-        else if (descr && !PyArray_ISNBO(descr->byteorder)) {
-            PyArray_DESCR_REPLACE(descr);
-        }
-        if (descr && descr->byteorder != NPY_IGNORE) {
-            descr->byteorder = NPY_NATIVE;
-        }
-    }
-
-    obj = PyArray_FromAny(op, descr, min_depth, max_depth, requires, context);
-    if (obj == NULL) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    if ((requires & NPY_ARRAY_ELEMENTSTRIDES) &&
-        !PyArray_ElementStrides(obj)) {
-        PyObject *ret;
-        ret = PyArray_NewCopy((PyArrayObject *)obj, NPY_ANYORDER);
-        Py_DECREF(obj);
-        obj = ret;
-    }
-    return obj;
-}
-
-/*NUMPY_API
- * steals reference to newtype --- acc. NULL
- */
-NPY_NO_EXPORT PyObject *
-PyArray_FromArray(PyArrayObject *arr, PyArray_Descr *newtype, int flags)
-{
-
-    PyArrayObject *ret = NULL;
-    int itemsize;
-    int copy = 0;
-    int arrflags;
-    PyArray_Descr *oldtype;
-    NPY_CASTING casting = NPY_SAFE_CASTING;
-
-    oldtype = PyArray_DESCR(arr);
-    if (newtype == NULL) {
-        /*
-         * Check if object is of array with Null newtype.
-         * If so return it directly instead of checking for casting.
-         */
-        if (flags == 0) {
-            Py_INCREF(arr);
-            return (PyObject *)arr;
-        }
-        newtype = oldtype;
-        Py_INCREF(oldtype);
-    }
-    itemsize = newtype->elsize;
-    if (itemsize == 0) {
-        PyArray_DESCR_REPLACE(newtype);
-        if (newtype == NULL) {
-            return NULL;
-        }
-        newtype->elsize = oldtype->elsize;
-        itemsize = newtype->elsize;
-    }
-
-    /* If the casting if forced, use the 'unsafe' casting rule */
-    if (flags & NPY_ARRAY_FORCECAST) {
-        casting = NPY_UNSAFE_CASTING;
-    }
-
-    /* Raise an error if the casting rule isn't followed */
-    if (!PyArray_CanCastArrayTo(arr, newtype, casting)) {
-        PyObject *errmsg;
-
-        errmsg = PyUString_FromString("Cannot cast array data from ");
-        PyUString_ConcatAndDel(&errmsg,
-                PyObject_Repr((PyObject *)PyArray_DESCR(arr)));
-        PyUString_ConcatAndDel(&errmsg,
-                PyUString_FromString(" to "));
-        PyUString_ConcatAndDel(&errmsg,
-                PyObject_Repr((PyObject *)newtype));
-        PyUString_ConcatAndDel(&errmsg,
-                PyUString_FromFormat(" according to the rule %s",
-                        npy_casting_to_string(casting)));
-        PyErr_SetObject(PyExc_TypeError, errmsg);
-        Py_DECREF(errmsg);
-
-        Py_DECREF(newtype);
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    arrflags = PyArray_FLAGS(arr);
-           /* If a guaranteed copy was requested */
-    copy = (flags & NPY_ARRAY_ENSURECOPY) ||
-           /* If C contiguous was requested, and arr is not */
-           ((flags & NPY_ARRAY_C_CONTIGUOUS) &&
-                   (!(arrflags & NPY_ARRAY_C_CONTIGUOUS))) ||
-           /* If an aligned array was requested, and arr is not */
-           ((flags & NPY_ARRAY_ALIGNED) &&
-                   (!(arrflags & NPY_ARRAY_ALIGNED))) ||
-           /* If a Fortran contiguous array was requested, and arr is not */
-           ((flags & NPY_ARRAY_F_CONTIGUOUS) &&
-                   (!(arrflags & NPY_ARRAY_F_CONTIGUOUS))) ||
-           /* If a writeable array was requested, and arr is not */
-           ((flags & NPY_ARRAY_WRITEABLE) &&
-                   (!(arrflags & NPY_ARRAY_WRITEABLE))) ||
-           !PyArray_EquivTypes(oldtype, newtype);
-
-    if (copy) {
-        NPY_ORDER order = NPY_KEEPORDER;
-        int subok = 1;
-
-        /* Set the order for the copy being made based on the flags */
-        if (flags & NPY_ARRAY_F_CONTIGUOUS) {
-            order = NPY_FORTRANORDER;
-        }
-        else if (flags & NPY_ARRAY_C_CONTIGUOUS) {
-            order = NPY_CORDER;
-        }
-
-        if ((flags & NPY_ARRAY_ENSUREARRAY)) {
-            subok = 0;
-        }
-        ret = (PyArrayObject *)PyArray_NewLikeArray(arr, order,
-                                                    newtype, subok);
-        if (ret == NULL) {
-            return NULL;
-        }
-
-        if (PyArray_CopyInto(ret, arr) < 0) {
-            Py_DECREF(ret);
-            return NULL;
-        }
-
-        if (flags & NPY_ARRAY_UPDATEIFCOPY)  {
-            Py_INCREF(arr);
-            if (PyArray_SetUpdateIfCopyBase(ret, arr) < 0) {
-                Py_DECREF(ret);
-                return NULL;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    /*
-     * If no copy then take an appropriate view if necessary, or
-     * just return a reference to ret itself.
-     */
-    else {
-        int needview = ((flags & NPY_ARRAY_ENSUREARRAY) &&
-                        !PyArray_CheckExact(arr));
-
-        Py_DECREF(newtype);
-        if (needview) {
-            PyArray_Descr *dtype = PyArray_DESCR(arr);
-            PyTypeObject *subtype = NULL;
-
-            if (flags & NPY_ARRAY_ENSUREARRAY) {
-                subtype = &PyArray_Type;
-            }
-
-            Py_INCREF(dtype);
-            ret = (PyArrayObject *)PyArray_View(arr, NULL, subtype);
-            if (ret == NULL) {
-                return NULL;
-            }
-        }
-        else {
-            Py_INCREF(arr);
-            ret = arr;
-        }
-    }
-
-    return (PyObject *)ret;
-}
-
-/*NUMPY_API */
-NPY_NO_EXPORT PyObject *
-PyArray_FromStructInterface(PyObject *input)
-{
-    PyArray_Descr *thetype = NULL;
-    char buf[40];
-    PyArrayInterface *inter;
-    PyObject *attr;
-    PyArrayObject *ret;
-    char endian = NPY_NATBYTE;
-
-    attr = PyArray_GetAttrString_SuppressException(input, "__array_struct__");
-    if (attr == NULL) {
-        return Py_NotImplemented;
-    }
-    if (!NpyCapsule_Check(attr)) {
-        goto fail;
-    }
-    inter = NpyCapsule_AsVoidPtr(attr);
-    if (inter->two != 2) {
-        goto fail;
-    }
-    if ((inter->flags & NPY_ARRAY_NOTSWAPPED) != NPY_ARRAY_NOTSWAPPED) {
-        endian = NPY_OPPBYTE;
-        inter->flags &= ~NPY_ARRAY_NOTSWAPPED;
-    }
-
-    if (inter->flags & NPY_ARR_HAS_DESCR) {
-        if (PyArray_DescrConverter(inter->descr, &thetype) == NPY_FAIL) {
-            thetype = NULL;
-            PyErr_Clear();
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (thetype == NULL) {
-        PyOS_snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf),
-                "%c%c%d", endian, inter->typekind, inter->itemsize);
-        if (!(thetype=_array_typedescr_fromstr(buf))) {
-            Py_DECREF(attr);
-            return NULL;
-        }
-    }
-
-    ret = (PyArrayObject *)PyArray_NewFromDescr(&PyArray_Type, thetype,
-                             inter->nd, inter->shape,
-                             inter->strides, inter->data,
-                             inter->flags, NULL);
-    Py_INCREF(input);
-    if (PyArray_SetBaseObject(ret, input) < 0) {
-        Py_DECREF(ret);
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    Py_DECREF(attr);
-    PyArray_UpdateFlags(ret, NPY_ARRAY_UPDATE_ALL);
-    return (PyObject *)ret;
-
- fail:
-    PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, "invalid __array_struct__");
-    Py_DECREF(attr);
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-#define PyIntOrLong_Check(obj) (PyInt_Check(obj) || PyLong_Check(obj))
-
-/*NUMPY_API*/
-NPY_NO_EXPORT PyObject *
-PyArray_FromInterface(PyObject *origin)
-{
-    PyObject *tmp = NULL;
-    PyObject *iface = NULL;
-    PyObject *attr = NULL;
-    PyObject *base = NULL;
-    PyArrayObject *ret;
-    PyArray_Descr *dtype = NULL;
-    char *data = NULL;
-    Py_ssize_t buffer_len;
-    int res, i, n;
-    npy_intp dims[NPY_MAXDIMS], strides[NPY_MAXDIMS];
-    int dataflags = NPY_ARRAY_BEHAVED;
-
-    /* Get the typestring -- ignore array_descr */
-    /* Get the shape */
-    /* Get the memory from __array_data__ and __array_offset__ */
-    /* Get the strides */
-
-    iface = PyArray_GetAttrString_SuppressException(origin,
-                                                    "__array_interface__");
-    if (iface == NULL) {
-        return Py_NotImplemented;
-    }
-    if (!PyDict_Check(iface)) {
-        Py_DECREF(iface);
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
-                "Invalid __array_interface__ value, must be a dict");
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    /* Get type string from interface specification */
-    attr = PyDict_GetItemString(iface, "typestr");
-    if (attr == NULL) {
-        Py_DECREF(iface);
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
-                "Missing __array_interface__ typestr");
-        return NULL;
-    }
-#if defined(NPY_PY3K)
-    /* Allow unicode type strings */
-    if (PyUnicode_Check(attr)) {
-        tmp = PyUnicode_AsASCIIString(attr);
-        attr = tmp;
-    }
-#endif
-    if (!PyBytes_Check(attr)) {
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
-                    "__array_interface__ typestr must be a string");
-        goto fail;
-    }
-    /* Get dtype from type string */
-    dtype = _array_typedescr_fromstr(PyString_AS_STRING(attr));
-#if defined(NPY_PY3K)
-    if (tmp == attr) {
-        Py_DECREF(tmp);
-    }
-#endif
-    if (dtype == NULL) {
-        goto fail;
-    }
-
-    /* Get shape tuple from interface specification */
-    attr = PyDict_GetItemString(iface, "shape");
-    if (attr == NULL) {
-        /* Shape must be specified when 'data' is specified */
-        if (PyDict_GetItemString(iface, "data") != NULL) {
-            Py_DECREF(iface);
-            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
-                    "Missing __array_interface__ shape");
-            return NULL;
-        }
-        /* Assume shape as scalar otherwise */
-        else {
-            /* NOTE: pointers to data and base should be NULL */
-            n = dims[0] = 0;
-        }
-    }
-    /* Make sure 'shape' is a tuple */
-    else if (!PyTuple_Check(attr)) {
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
-                "shape must be a tuple");
-        goto fail;
-    }
-    /* Get dimensions from shape tuple */
-    else {
-        n = PyTuple_GET_SIZE(attr);
-        for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-            tmp = PyTuple_GET_ITEM(attr, i);
-            dims[i] = PyArray_PyIntAsIntp(tmp);
-            if (error_converting(dims[i])) {
-                goto fail;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    /* Get data buffer from interface specification */
-    attr = PyDict_GetItemString(iface, "data");
-
-    /* Case for data access through pointer */
-    if (attr && PyTuple_Check(attr)) {
-        PyObject *dataptr;
-        if (PyTuple_GET_SIZE(attr) != 2) {
-            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
-                    "__array_interface__ data must be a 2-tuple with "
-                    "(data pointer integer, read-only flag)");
-            goto fail;
-        }
-        dataptr = PyTuple_GET_ITEM(attr, 0);
-        if (PyString_Check(dataptr)) {
-            res = sscanf(PyString_AsString(dataptr),
-                         "%p", (void **)&data);
-            if (res < 1) {
-                PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
-                        "__array_interface__ data string cannot be converted");
-                goto fail;
-            }
-        }
-        else if (PyIntOrLong_Check(dataptr)) {
-            data = PyLong_AsVoidPtr(dataptr);
-        }
-        else {
-            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
-                    "first element of __array_interface__ data tuple "
-                    "must be integer or string.");
-            goto fail;
-        }
-        if (PyObject_IsTrue(PyTuple_GET_ITEM(attr,1))) {
-            dataflags &= ~NPY_ARRAY_WRITEABLE;
-        }
-        base = origin;
-    }
-
-    /* Case for data access through buffer */
-    else if (attr) {
-        if (n == 0) {
-            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
-                    "__array_interface__ shape must be at least size 1");
-            goto fail;
-        }
-        if (attr && (attr != Py_None)) {
-            base = attr;
-        }
-        else {
-            base = origin;
-        }
-        res = PyObject_AsWriteBuffer(base, (void **)&data, &buffer_len);
-        if (res < 0) {
-            PyErr_Clear();
-            res = PyObject_AsReadBuffer(
-                        base, (const void **)&data, &buffer_len);
-            if (res < 0) {
-                goto fail;
-            }
-            dataflags &= ~NPY_ARRAY_WRITEABLE;
-        }
-        /* Get offset number from interface specification */
-        attr = PyDict_GetItemString(origin, "offset");
-        if (attr) {
-            npy_longlong num = PyLong_AsLongLong(attr);
-            if (error_converting(num)) {
-                PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
-                        "__array_interface__ offset must be an integer");
-                goto fail;
-            }
-            data += num;
-        }
-    }
-
-    ret = (PyArrayObject *)PyArray_NewFromDescr(&PyArray_Type, dtype,
-                                                n, dims,
-                                                NULL, data,
-                                                dataflags, NULL);
-    if (ret == NULL) {
-        goto fail;
-    }
-    if (data == NULL) {
-        if (PyArray_SIZE(ret) > 1) {
-            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
-                    "cannot coerce scalar to array with size > 1");
-            Py_DECREF(ret);
-            goto fail;
-        }
-        if (PyArray_SETITEM(ret, PyArray_DATA(ret), origin) < 0) {
-            Py_DECREF(ret);
-            goto fail;
-        }
-    }
-    if (base) {
-        Py_INCREF(base);
-        if (PyArray_SetBaseObject(ret, base) < 0) {
-            Py_DECREF(ret);
-            goto fail;
-        }
-    }
-    attr = PyDict_GetItemString(iface, "strides");
-    if (attr != NULL && attr != Py_None) {
-        if (!PyTuple_Check(attr)) {
-            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
-                    "strides must be a tuple");
-            Py_DECREF(ret);
-            goto fail;
-        }
-        if (n != PyTuple_GET_SIZE(attr)) {
-            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
-                    "mismatch in length of strides and shape");
-            Py_DECREF(ret);
-            goto fail;
-        }
-        for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-            tmp = PyTuple_GET_ITEM(attr, i);
-            strides[i] = PyArray_PyIntAsIntp(tmp);
-            if (error_converting(strides[i])) {
-                Py_DECREF(ret);
-                goto fail;
-            }
-        }
-        memcpy(PyArray_STRIDES(ret), strides, n*sizeof(npy_intp));
-    }
-    PyArray_UpdateFlags(ret, NPY_ARRAY_UPDATE_ALL);
-    Py_DECREF(iface);
-    return (PyObject *)ret;
-
- fail:
-    Py_XDECREF(dtype);
-    Py_XDECREF(iface);
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-/*NUMPY_API*/
-NPY_NO_EXPORT PyObject *
-PyArray_FromArrayAttr(PyObject *op, PyArray_Descr *typecode, PyObject *context)
-{
-    PyObject *new;
-    PyObject *array_meth;
-
-    array_meth = PyArray_GetAttrString_SuppressException(op, "__array__");
-    if (array_meth == NULL) {
-        return Py_NotImplemented;
-    }
-    if (context == NULL) {
-        if (typecode == NULL) {
-            new = PyObject_CallFunction(array_meth, NULL);
-        }
-        else {
-            new = PyObject_CallFunction(array_meth, "O", typecode);
-        }
-    }
-    else {
-        if (typecode == NULL) {
-            new = PyObject_CallFunction(array_meth, "OO", Py_None, context);
-            if (new == NULL && PyErr_ExceptionMatches(PyExc_TypeError)) {
-                PyErr_Clear();
-                new = PyObject_CallFunction(array_meth, "");
-            }
-        }
-        else {
-            new = PyObject_CallFunction(array_meth, "OO", typecode, context);
-            if (new == NULL && PyErr_ExceptionMatches(PyExc_TypeError)) {
-                PyErr_Clear();
-                new = PyObject_CallFunction(array_meth, "O", typecode);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    Py_DECREF(array_meth);
-    if (new == NULL) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    if (!PyArray_Check(new)) {
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
-                        "object __array__ method not "  \
-                        "producing an array");
-        Py_DECREF(new);
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    return new;
-}
-
-/*NUMPY_API
-* new reference -- accepts NULL for mintype
-*/
-NPY_NO_EXPORT PyArray_Descr *
-PyArray_DescrFromObject(PyObject *op, PyArray_Descr *mintype)
-{
-    PyArray_Descr *dtype;
-
-    dtype = mintype;
-    Py_XINCREF(dtype);
-
-    if (PyArray_DTypeFromObject(op, NPY_MAXDIMS, &dtype) < 0) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    if (dtype == NULL) {
-        return PyArray_DescrFromType(NPY_DEFAULT_TYPE);
-    }
-    else {
-        return dtype;
-    }
-}
-
-/* These are also old calls (should use PyArray_NewFromDescr) */
-
-/* They all zero-out the memory as previously done */
-
-/* steals reference to descr -- and enforces native byteorder on it.*/
-/*NUMPY_API
-  Like FromDimsAndData but uses the Descr structure instead of typecode
-  as input.
-*/
-NPY_NO_EXPORT PyObject *
-PyArray_FromDimsAndDataAndDescr(int nd, int *d,
-                                PyArray_Descr *descr,
-                                char *data)
-{
-    PyObject *ret;
-    int i;
-    npy_intp newd[NPY_MAXDIMS];
-    char msg[] = "PyArray_FromDimsAndDataAndDescr: use PyArray_NewFromDescr.";
-
-    if (DEPRECATE(msg) < 0) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    if (!PyArray_ISNBO(descr->byteorder))
-        descr->byteorder = '=';
-    for (i = 0; i < nd; i++) {
-        newd[i] = (npy_intp) d[i];
-    }
-    ret = PyArray_NewFromDescr(&PyArray_Type, descr,
-                               nd, newd,
-                               NULL, data,
-                               (data ? NPY_ARRAY_CARRAY : 0), NULL);
-    return ret;
-}
-
-/*NUMPY_API
-  Construct an empty array from dimensions and typenum
-*/
-NPY_NO_EXPORT PyObject *
-PyArray_FromDims(int nd, int *d, int type)
-{
-    PyArrayObject *ret;
-    char msg[] = "PyArray_FromDims: use PyArray_SimpleNew.";
-
-    if (DEPRECATE(msg) < 0) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    ret = (PyArrayObject *)PyArray_FromDimsAndDataAndDescr(nd, d,
-                                          PyArray_DescrFromType(type),
-                                          NULL);
-    /*
-     * Old FromDims set memory to zero --- some algorithms
-     * relied on that.  Better keep it the same. If
-     * Object type, then it's already been set to zero, though.
-     */
-    if (ret && (PyArray_DESCR(ret)->type_num != NPY_OBJECT)) {
-        memset(PyArray_DATA(ret), 0, PyArray_NBYTES(ret));
-    }
-    return (PyObject *)ret;
-}
-
-/* end old calls */
-
-/*NUMPY_API
- * This is a quick wrapper around PyArray_FromAny(op, NULL, 0, 0, ENSUREARRAY)
- * that special cases Arrays and PyArray_Scalars up front
- * It *steals a reference* to the object
- * It also guarantees that the result is PyArray_Type
- * Because it decrefs op if any conversion needs to take place
- * so it can be used like PyArray_EnsureArray(some_function(...))
- */
-NPY_NO_EXPORT PyObject *
-PyArray_EnsureArray(PyObject *op)
-{
-    PyObject *new;
-
-    if ((op == NULL) || (PyArray_CheckExact(op))) {
-        new = op;
-        Py_XINCREF(new);
-    }
-    else if (PyArray_Check(op)) {
-        new = PyArray_View((PyArrayObject *)op, NULL, &PyArray_Type);
-    }
-    else if (PyArray_IsScalar(op, Generic)) {
-        new = PyArray_FromScalar(op, NULL);
-    }
-    else {
-        new = PyArray_FromAny(op, NULL, 0, 0, NPY_ARRAY_ENSUREARRAY, NULL);
-    }
-    Py_XDECREF(op);
-    return new;
-}
-
-/*NUMPY_API*/
-NPY_NO_EXPORT PyObject *
-PyArray_EnsureAnyArray(PyObject *op)
-{
-    if (op && PyArray_Check(op)) {
-        return op;
-    }
-    return PyArray_EnsureArray(op);
-}
-
-/* TODO: Put the order parameter in PyArray_CopyAnyInto and remove this */
-NPY_NO_EXPORT int
-PyArray_CopyAsFlat(PyArrayObject *dst, PyArrayObject *src, NPY_ORDER order)
-{
-    PyArray_StridedUnaryOp *stransfer = NULL;
-    NpyAuxData *transferdata = NULL;
-    NpyIter *dst_iter, *src_iter;
-
-    NpyIter_IterNextFunc *dst_iternext, *src_iternext;
-    char **dst_dataptr, **src_dataptr;
-    npy_intp dst_stride, src_stride;
-    npy_intp *dst_countptr, *src_countptr;
-    npy_uint32 baseflags;
-
-    char *dst_data, *src_data;
-    npy_intp dst_count, src_count, count;
-    npy_intp src_itemsize;
-    npy_intp dst_size, src_size;
-    int needs_api;
-
-    NPY_BEGIN_THREADS_DEF;
-
-    if (PyArray_FailUnlessWriteable(dst, "destination array") < 0) {
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    /*
-     * If the shapes match and a particular order is forced
-     * for both, use the more efficient CopyInto
-     */
-    if (order != NPY_ANYORDER && order != NPY_KEEPORDER &&
-            PyArray_NDIM(dst) == PyArray_NDIM(src) &&
-            PyArray_CompareLists(PyArray_DIMS(dst), PyArray_DIMS(src),
-                                PyArray_NDIM(dst))) {
-        return PyArray_CopyInto(dst, src);
-    }
-
-    dst_size = PyArray_SIZE(dst);
-    src_size = PyArray_SIZE(src);
-    if (dst_size != src_size) {
-        PyErr_Format(PyExc_ValueError,
-                "cannot copy from array of size %d into an array "
-                "of size %d", (int)src_size, (int)dst_size);
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    /* Zero-sized arrays require nothing be done */
-    if (dst_size == 0) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    baseflags = NPY_ITER_EXTERNAL_LOOP |
-                NPY_ITER_DONT_NEGATE_STRIDES |
-                NPY_ITER_REFS_OK;
-
-    /*
-     * This copy is based on matching C-order traversals of src and dst.
-     * By using two iterators, we can find maximal sub-chunks that
-     * can be processed at once.
-     */
-    dst_iter = NpyIter_New(dst, NPY_ITER_WRITEONLY | baseflags,
-                                order,
-                                NPY_NO_CASTING,
-                                NULL);
-    if (dst_iter == NULL) {
-        return -1;
-    }
-    src_iter = NpyIter_New(src, NPY_ITER_READONLY | baseflags,
-                                order,
-                                NPY_NO_CASTING,
-                                NULL);
-    if (src_iter == NULL) {
-        NpyIter_Deallocate(dst_iter);
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    /* Get all the values needed for the inner loop */
-    dst_iternext = NpyIter_GetIterNext(dst_iter, NULL);
-    dst_dataptr = NpyIter_GetDataPtrArray(dst_iter);
-    /* Since buffering is disabled, we can cache the stride */
-    dst_stride = NpyIter_GetInnerStrideArray(dst_iter)[0];
-    dst_countptr = NpyIter_GetInnerLoopSizePtr(dst_iter);
-
-    src_iternext = NpyIter_GetIterNext(src_iter, NULL);
-    src_dataptr = NpyIter_GetDataPtrArray(src_iter);
-    /* Since buffering is disabled, we can cache the stride */
-    src_stride = NpyIter_GetInnerStrideArray(src_iter)[0];
-    src_countptr = NpyIter_GetInnerLoopSizePtr(src_iter);
-    src_itemsize = PyArray_DESCR(src)->elsize;
-
-    if (dst_iternext == NULL || src_iternext == NULL) {
-        NpyIter_Deallocate(dst_iter);
-        NpyIter_Deallocate(src_iter);
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    needs_api = NpyIter_IterationNeedsAPI(dst_iter) ||
-                NpyIter_IterationNeedsAPI(src_iter);
-
-    /*
-     * Because buffering is disabled in the iterator, the inner loop
-     * strides will be the same throughout the iteration loop.  Thus,
-     * we can pass them to this function to take advantage of
-     * contiguous strides, etc.
-     */
-    if (PyArray_GetDTypeTransferFunction(
-                    PyArray_ISALIGNED(src) && PyArray_ISALIGNED(dst),
-                    src_stride, dst_stride,
-                    PyArray_DESCR(src), PyArray_DESCR(dst),
-                    0,
-                    &stransfer, &transferdata,
-                    &needs_api) != NPY_SUCCEED) {
-        NpyIter_Deallocate(dst_iter);
-        NpyIter_Deallocate(src_iter);
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    if (!needs_api) {
-        NPY_BEGIN_THREADS;
-    }
-
-    dst_count = *dst_countptr;
-    src_count = *src_countptr;
-    dst_data = dst_dataptr[0];
-    src_data = src_dataptr[0];
-    for(;;) {
-        /* Transfer the biggest amount that fits both */
-        count = (src_count < dst_count) ? src_count : dst_count;
-        stransfer(dst_data, dst_stride,
-                    src_data, src_stride,
-                    count, src_itemsize, transferdata);
-
-        /* If we exhausted the dst block, refresh it */
-        if (dst_count == count) {
-            if (!dst_iternext(dst_iter)) {
-                break;
-            }
-            dst_count = *dst_countptr;
-            dst_data = dst_dataptr[0];
-        }
-        else {
-            dst_count -= count;
-            dst_data += count*dst_stride;
-        }
-
-        /* If we exhausted the src block, refresh it */
-        if (src_count == count) {
-            if (!src_iternext(src_iter)) {
-                break;
-            }
-            src_count = *src_countptr;
-            src_data = src_dataptr[0];
-        }
-        else {
-            src_count -= count;
-            src_data += count*src_stride;
-        }
-    }
-
-    NPY_END_THREADS;
-
-    NPY_AUXDATA_FREE(transferdata);
-    NpyIter_Deallocate(dst_iter);
-    NpyIter_Deallocate(src_iter);
-
-    return PyErr_Occurred() ? -1 : 0;
-}
-
-/*NUMPY_API
- * Copy an Array into another array -- memory must not overlap
- * Does not require src and dest to have "broadcastable" shapes
- * (only the same number of elements).
- *
- * TODO: For NumPy 2.0, this could accept an order parameter which
- *       only allows NPY_CORDER and NPY_FORDER.  Could also rename
- *       this to CopyAsFlat to make the name more intuitive.
- *
- * Returns 0 on success, -1 on error.
- */
-NPY_NO_EXPORT int
-PyArray_CopyAnyInto(PyArrayObject *dst, PyArrayObject *src)
-{
-    return PyArray_CopyAsFlat(dst, src, NPY_CORDER);
-}
-
-/*NUMPY_API
- * Copy an Array into another array.
- * Broadcast to the destination shape if necessary.
- *
- * Returns 0 on success, -1 on failure.
- */
-NPY_NO_EXPORT int
-PyArray_CopyInto(PyArrayObject *dst, PyArrayObject *src)
-{
-    return PyArray_AssignArray(dst, src, NULL, NPY_UNSAFE_CASTING);
-}
-
-/*NUMPY_API
- * Move the memory of one array into another, allowing for overlapping data.
- *
- * Returns 0 on success, negative on failure.
- */
-NPY_NO_EXPORT int
-PyArray_MoveInto(PyArrayObject *dst, PyArrayObject *src)
-{
-    return PyArray_AssignArray(dst, src, NULL, NPY_UNSAFE_CASTING);
-}
-
-/*NUMPY_API
- * PyArray_CheckAxis
- *
- * check that axis is valid
- * convert 0-d arrays to 1-d arrays
- */
-NPY_NO_EXPORT PyObject *
-PyArray_CheckAxis(PyArrayObject *arr, int *axis, int flags)
-{
-    PyObject *temp1, *temp2;
-    int n = PyArray_NDIM(arr);
-    int axis_orig = *axis;
-
-    if (*axis == NPY_MAXDIMS || n == 0) {
-        if (n != 1) {
-            temp1 = PyArray_Ravel(arr,0);
-            if (temp1 == NULL) {
-                *axis = 0;
-                return NULL;
-            }
-            if (*axis == NPY_MAXDIMS) {
-                *axis = PyArray_NDIM((PyArrayObject *)temp1)-1;
-            }
-        }
-        else {
-            temp1 = (PyObject *)arr;
-            Py_INCREF(temp1);
-            *axis = 0;
-        }
-        if (!flags && *axis == 0) {
-            return temp1;
-        }
-    }
-    else {
-        temp1 = (PyObject *)arr;
-        Py_INCREF(temp1);
-    }
-    if (flags) {
-        temp2 = PyArray_CheckFromAny((PyObject *)temp1, NULL,
-                                     0, 0, flags, NULL);
-        Py_DECREF(temp1);
-        if (temp2 == NULL) {
-            return NULL;
-        }
-    }
-    else {
-        temp2 = (PyObject *)temp1;
-    }
-    n = PyArray_NDIM((PyArrayObject *)temp2);
-    if (*axis < 0) {
-        *axis += n;
-    }
-    if ((*axis < 0) || (*axis >= n)) {
-        PyErr_Format(PyExc_ValueError,
-                     "axis(=%d) out of bounds", axis_orig);
-        Py_DECREF(temp2);
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    return temp2;
-}
-
-/*NUMPY_API
- * Zeros
- *
- * steal a reference
- * accepts NULL type
- */
-NPY_NO_EXPORT PyObject *
-PyArray_Zeros(int nd, npy_intp *dims, PyArray_Descr *type, int is_f_order)
-{
-    PyArrayObject *ret;
-
-    if (!type) {
-        type = PyArray_DescrFromType(NPY_DEFAULT_TYPE);
-    }
-
-    ret = (PyArrayObject *)PyArray_NewFromDescr_int(&PyArray_Type,
-                                                    type,
-                                                    nd, dims,
-                                                    NULL, NULL,
-                                                    is_f_order, NULL, 1);
-
-    if (ret == NULL) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    /* handle objects */
-    if (PyDataType_REFCHK(PyArray_DESCR(ret))) {
-        if (_zerofill(ret) < 0) {
-            Py_DECREF(ret);
-            return NULL;
-        }
-    }
-
-
-    return (PyObject *)ret;
-
-}
-
-/*NUMPY_API
- * Empty
- *
- * accepts NULL type
- * steals referenct to type
- */
-NPY_NO_EXPORT PyObject *
-PyArray_Empty(int nd, npy_intp *dims, PyArray_Descr *type, int is_f_order)
-{
-    PyArrayObject *ret;
-
-    if (!type) type = PyArray_DescrFromType(NPY_DEFAULT_TYPE);
-    ret = (PyArrayObject *)PyArray_NewFromDescr(&PyArray_Type,
-                                                type, nd, dims,
-                                                NULL, NULL,
-                                                is_f_order, NULL);
-    if (ret == NULL) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    if (PyDataType_REFCHK(type)) {
-        PyArray_FillObjectArray(ret, Py_None);
-        if (PyErr_Occurred()) {
-            Py_DECREF(ret);
-            return NULL;
-        }
-    }
-    return (PyObject *)ret;
-}
-
-/*
- * Like ceil(value), but check for overflow.
- *
- * Return 0 on success, -1 on failure. In case of failure, set a PyExc_Overflow
- * exception
- */
-static int _safe_ceil_to_intp(double value, npy_intp* ret)
-{
-    double ivalue;
-
-    ivalue = npy_ceil(value);
-    if (ivalue < NPY_MIN_INTP || ivalue > NPY_MAX_INTP) {
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    *ret = (npy_intp)ivalue;
-    return 0;
-}
-
-
-/*NUMPY_API
-  Arange,
-*/
-NPY_NO_EXPORT PyObject *
-PyArray_Arange(double start, double stop, double step, int type_num)
-{
-    npy_intp length;
-    PyArrayObject *range;
-    PyArray_ArrFuncs *funcs;
-    PyObject *obj;
-    int ret;
-    NPY_BEGIN_THREADS_DEF;
-
-    if (_safe_ceil_to_intp((stop - start)/step, &length)) {
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_OverflowError,
-                "arange: overflow while computing length");
-    }
-
-    if (length <= 0) {
-        length = 0;
-        return PyArray_New(&PyArray_Type, 1, &length, type_num,
-                           NULL, NULL, 0, 0, NULL);
-    }
-    range = (PyArrayObject *)PyArray_New(&PyArray_Type, 1, &length, type_num,
-                        NULL, NULL, 0, 0, NULL);
-    if (range == NULL) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    funcs = PyArray_DESCR(range)->f;
-
-    /*
-     * place start in the buffer and the next value in the second position
-     * if length > 2, then call the inner loop, otherwise stop
-     */
-    obj = PyFloat_FromDouble(start);
-    ret = funcs->setitem(obj, PyArray_DATA(range), range);
-    Py_DECREF(obj);
-    if (ret < 0) {
-        goto fail;
-    }
-    if (length == 1) {
-        return (PyObject *)range;
-    }
-    obj = PyFloat_FromDouble(start + step);
-    ret = funcs->setitem(obj, PyArray_BYTES(range)+PyArray_ITEMSIZE(range),
-                         range);
-    Py_DECREF(obj);
-    if (ret < 0) {
-        goto fail;
-    }
-    if (length == 2) {
-        return (PyObject *)range;
-    }
-    if (!funcs->fill) {
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
-                "no fill-function for data-type.");
-        Py_DECREF(range);
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    NPY_BEGIN_THREADS_DESCR(PyArray_DESCR(range));
-    funcs->fill(PyArray_DATA(range), length, range);
-    NPY_END_THREADS;
-    if (PyErr_Occurred()) {
-        goto fail;
-    }
-    return (PyObject *)range;
-
- fail:
-    Py_DECREF(range);
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-/*
- * the formula is len = (intp) ceil((start - stop) / step);
- */
-static npy_intp
-_calc_length(PyObject *start, PyObject *stop, PyObject *step, PyObject **next, int cmplx)
-{
-    npy_intp len, tmp;
-    PyObject *val;
-    double value;
-
-    *next = PyNumber_Subtract(stop, start);
-    if (!(*next)) {
-        if (PyTuple_Check(stop)) {
-            PyErr_Clear();
-            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
-                            "arange: scalar arguments expected "\
-                            "instead of a tuple.");
-        }
-        return -1;
-    }
-    val = PyNumber_TrueDivide(*next, step);
-    Py_DECREF(*next);
-    *next = NULL;
-    if (!val) {
-        return -1;
-    }
-    if (cmplx && PyComplex_Check(val)) {
-        value = PyComplex_RealAsDouble(val);
-        if (error_converting(value)) {
-            Py_DECREF(val);
-            return -1;
-        }
-        if (_safe_ceil_to_intp(value, &len)) {
-            Py_DECREF(val);
-            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_OverflowError,
-                    "arange: overflow while computing length");
-            return -1;
-        }
-        value = PyComplex_ImagAsDouble(val);
-        Py_DECREF(val);
-        if (error_converting(value)) {
-            return -1;
-        }
-        if (_safe_ceil_to_intp(value, &tmp)) {
-            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_OverflowError,
-                    "arange: overflow while computing length");
-            return -1;
-        }
-        len = PyArray_MIN(len, tmp);
-    }
-    else {
-        value = PyFloat_AsDouble(val);
-        Py_DECREF(val);
-        if (error_converting(value)) {
-            return -1;
-        }
-        if (_safe_ceil_to_intp(value, &len)) {
-            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_OverflowError,
-                    "arange: overflow while computing length");
-            return -1;
-        }
-    }
-    if (len > 0) {
-        *next = PyNumber_Add(start, step);
-        if (!*next) {
-            return -1;
-        }
-    }
-    return len;
-}
-
-/*NUMPY_API
- *
- * ArangeObj,
- *
- * this doesn't change the references
- */
-NPY_NO_EXPORT PyObject *
-PyArray_ArangeObj(PyObject *start, PyObject *stop, PyObject *step, PyArray_Descr *dtype)
-{
-    PyArrayObject *range;
-    PyArray_ArrFuncs *funcs;
-    PyObject *next, *err;
-    npy_intp length;
-    PyArray_Descr *native = NULL;
-    int swap;
-    NPY_BEGIN_THREADS_DEF;
-
-    /* Datetime arange is handled specially */
-    if ((dtype != NULL && (dtype->type_num == NPY_DATETIME ||
-                           dtype->type_num == NPY_TIMEDELTA)) ||
-            (dtype == NULL && (is_any_numpy_datetime_or_timedelta(start) ||
-                              is_any_numpy_datetime_or_timedelta(stop) ||
-                              is_any_numpy_datetime_or_timedelta(step)))) {
-        return (PyObject *)datetime_arange(start, stop, step, dtype);
-    }
-
-    if (!dtype) {
-        PyArray_Descr *deftype;
-        PyArray_Descr *newtype;
-
-        /* intentionally made to be at least NPY_LONG */
-        deftype = PyArray_DescrFromType(NPY_LONG);
-        newtype = PyArray_DescrFromObject(start, deftype);
-        Py_DECREF(deftype);
-        if (newtype == NULL) {
-            return NULL;
-        }
-        deftype = newtype;
-        if (stop && stop != Py_None) {
-            newtype = PyArray_DescrFromObject(stop, deftype);
-            Py_DECREF(deftype);
-            if (newtype == NULL) {
-                return NULL;
-            }
-            deftype = newtype;
-        }
-        if (step && step != Py_None) {
-            newtype = PyArray_DescrFromObject(step, deftype);
-            Py_DECREF(deftype);
-            if (newtype == NULL) {
-                return NULL;
-            }
-            deftype = newtype;
-        }
-        dtype = deftype;
-    }
-    else {
-        Py_INCREF(dtype);
-    }
-    if (!step || step == Py_None) {
-        step = PyInt_FromLong(1);
-    }
-    else {
-        Py_XINCREF(step);
-    }
-    if (!stop || stop == Py_None) {
-        stop = start;
-        start = PyInt_FromLong(0);
-    }
-    else {
-        Py_INCREF(start);
-    }
-    /* calculate the length and next = start + step*/
-    length = _calc_length(start, stop, step, &next,
-                          PyTypeNum_ISCOMPLEX(dtype->type_num));
-    err = PyErr_Occurred();
-    if (err) {
-        Py_DECREF(dtype);
-        if (err && PyErr_GivenExceptionMatches(err, PyExc_OverflowError)) {
-            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, "Maximum allowed size exceeded");
-        }
-        goto fail;
-    }
-    if (length <= 0) {
-        length = 0;
-        range = (PyArrayObject *)PyArray_SimpleNewFromDescr(1, &length, dtype);
-        Py_DECREF(step);
-        Py_DECREF(start);
-        return (PyObject *)range;
-    }
-
-    /*
-     * If dtype is not in native byte-order then get native-byte
-     * order version.  And then swap on the way out.
-     */
-    if (!PyArray_ISNBO(dtype->byteorder)) {
-        native = PyArray_DescrNewByteorder(dtype, NPY_NATBYTE);
-        swap = 1;
-    }
-    else {
-        native = dtype;
-        swap = 0;
-    }
-
-    range = (PyArrayObject *)PyArray_SimpleNewFromDescr(1, &length, native);
-    if (range == NULL) {
-        goto fail;
-    }
-
-    /*
-     * place start in the buffer and the next value in the second position
-     * if length > 2, then call the inner loop, otherwise stop
-     */
-    funcs = PyArray_DESCR(range)->f;
-    if (funcs->setitem(start, PyArray_DATA(range), range) < 0) {
-        goto fail;
-    }
-    if (length == 1) {
-        goto finish;
-    }
-    if (funcs->setitem(next, PyArray_BYTES(range)+PyArray_ITEMSIZE(range),
-                       range) < 0) {
-        goto fail;
-    }
-    if (length == 2) {
-        goto finish;
-    }
-    if (!funcs->fill) {
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, "no fill-function for data-type.");
-        Py_DECREF(range);
-        goto fail;
-    }
-    NPY_BEGIN_THREADS_DESCR(PyArray_DESCR(range));
-    funcs->fill(PyArray_DATA(range), length, range);
-    NPY_END_THREADS;
-    if (PyErr_Occurred()) {
-        goto fail;
-    }
- finish:
-    /* TODO: This swapping could be handled on the fly by the nditer */
-    if (swap) {
-        PyObject *new;
-        new = PyArray_Byteswap(range, 1);
-        Py_DECREF(new);
-        Py_DECREF(PyArray_DESCR(range));
-        /* steals the reference */
-        ((PyArrayObject_fields *)range)->descr = dtype;
-    }
-    Py_DECREF(start);
-    Py_DECREF(step);
-    Py_DECREF(next);
-    return (PyObject *)range;
-
- fail:
-    Py_DECREF(start);
-    Py_DECREF(step);
-    Py_XDECREF(next);
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-static PyArrayObject *
-array_fromfile_binary(FILE *fp, PyArray_Descr *dtype, npy_intp num, size_t *nread)
-{
-    PyArrayObject *r;
-    npy_off_t start, numbytes;
-
-    if (num < 0) {
-        int fail = 0;
-        start = npy_ftell(fp);
-        if (start < 0) {
-            fail = 1;
-        }
-        if (npy_fseek(fp, 0, SEEK_END) < 0) {
-            fail = 1;
-        }
-        numbytes = npy_ftell(fp);
-        if (numbytes < 0) {
-            fail = 1;
-        }
-        numbytes -= start;
-        if (npy_fseek(fp, start, SEEK_SET) < 0) {
-            fail = 1;
-        }
-        if (fail) {
-            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IOError,
-                            "could not seek in file");
-            Py_DECREF(dtype);
-            return NULL;
-        }
-        num = numbytes / dtype->elsize;
-    }
-    r = (PyArrayObject *)PyArray_NewFromDescr(&PyArray_Type,
-                                              dtype,
-                                              1, &num,
-                                              NULL, NULL,
-                                              0, NULL);
-    if (r == NULL) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    NPY_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS;
-    *nread = fread(PyArray_DATA(r), dtype->elsize, num, fp);
-    NPY_END_ALLOW_THREADS;
-    return r;
-}
-
-/*
- * Create an array by reading from the given stream, using the passed
- * next_element and skip_separator functions.
- */
-#define FROM_BUFFER_SIZE 4096
-static PyArrayObject *
-array_from_text(PyArray_Descr *dtype, npy_intp num, char *sep, size_t *nread,
-                void *stream, next_element next, skip_separator skip_sep,
-                void *stream_data)
-{
-    PyArrayObject *r;
-    npy_intp i;
-    char *dptr, *clean_sep, *tmp;
-    int err = 0;
-    npy_intp thisbuf = 0;
-    npy_intp size;
-    npy_intp bytes, totalbytes;
-
-    size = (num >= 0) ? num : FROM_BUFFER_SIZE;
-    r = (PyArrayObject *)
-        PyArray_NewFromDescr(&PyArray_Type,
-                             dtype,
-                             1, &size,
-                             NULL, NULL,
-                             0, NULL);
-    if (r == NULL) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    clean_sep = swab_separator(sep);
-    if (clean_sep == NULL) {
-        err = 1;
-        goto fail;
-    }
-
-    NPY_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS;
-    totalbytes = bytes = size * dtype->elsize;
-    dptr = PyArray_DATA(r);
-    for (i= 0; num < 0 || i < num; i++) {
-        if (next(&stream, dptr, dtype, stream_data) < 0) {
-            break;
-        }
-        *nread += 1;
-        thisbuf += 1;
-        dptr += dtype->elsize;
-        if (num < 0 && thisbuf == size) {
-            totalbytes += bytes;
-            tmp = PyDataMem_RENEW(PyArray_DATA(r), totalbytes);
-            if (tmp == NULL) {
-                err = 1;
-                break;
-            }
-            ((PyArrayObject_fields *)r)->data = tmp;
-            dptr = tmp + (totalbytes - bytes);
-            thisbuf = 0;
-        }
-        if (skip_sep(&stream, clean_sep, stream_data) < 0) {
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-    if (num < 0) {
-        tmp = PyDataMem_RENEW(PyArray_DATA(r), PyArray_MAX(*nread,1)*dtype->elsize);
-        if (tmp == NULL) {
-            err = 1;
-        }
-        else {
-            PyArray_DIMS(r)[0] = *nread;
-            ((PyArrayObject_fields *)r)->data = tmp;
-        }
-    }
-    NPY_END_ALLOW_THREADS;
-    free(clean_sep);
-
-fail:
-    if (err == 1) {
-        PyErr_NoMemory();
-    }
-    if (PyErr_Occurred()) {
-        Py_DECREF(r);
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    return r;
-}
-#undef FROM_BUFFER_SIZE
-
-/*NUMPY_API
- *
- * Given a ``FILE *`` pointer ``fp``, and a ``PyArray_Descr``, return an
- * array corresponding to the data encoded in that file.
- *
- * If the dtype is NULL, the default array type is used (double).
- * If non-null, the reference is stolen.
- *
- * The number of elements to read is given as ``num``; if it is < 0, then
- * then as many as possible are read.
- *
- * If ``sep`` is NULL or empty, then binary data is assumed, else
- * text data, with ``sep`` as the separator between elements. Whitespace in
- * the separator matches any length of whitespace in the text, and a match
- * for whitespace around the separator is added.
- *
- * For memory-mapped files, use the buffer interface. No more data than
- * necessary is read by this routine.
- */
-NPY_NO_EXPORT PyObject *
-PyArray_FromFile(FILE *fp, PyArray_Descr *dtype, npy_intp num, char *sep)
-{
-    PyArrayObject *ret;
-    size_t nread = 0;
-
-    if (PyDataType_REFCHK(dtype)) {
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
-                "Cannot read into object array");
-        Py_DECREF(dtype);
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    if (dtype->elsize == 0) {
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
-                "The elements are 0-sized.");
-        Py_DECREF(dtype);
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    if ((sep == NULL) || (strlen(sep) == 0)) {
-        ret = array_fromfile_binary(fp, dtype, num, &nread);
-    }
-    else {
-        if (dtype->f->scanfunc == NULL) {
-            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
-                    "Unable to read character files of that array type");
-            Py_DECREF(dtype);
-            return NULL;
-        }
-        ret = array_from_text(dtype, num, sep, &nread, fp,
-                (next_element) fromfile_next_element,
-                (skip_separator) fromfile_skip_separator, NULL);
-    }
-    if (ret == NULL) {
-        Py_DECREF(dtype);
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    if (((npy_intp) nread) < num) {
-        /* Realloc memory for smaller number of elements */
-        const size_t nsize = PyArray_MAX(nread,1)*PyArray_DESCR(ret)->elsize;
-        char *tmp;
-
-        if((tmp = PyDataMem_RENEW(PyArray_DATA(ret), nsize)) == NULL) {
-            Py_DECREF(ret);
-            return PyErr_NoMemory();
-        }
-        ((PyArrayObject_fields *)ret)->data = tmp;
-        PyArray_DIMS(ret)[0] = nread;
-    }
-    return (PyObject *)ret;
-}
-
-/*NUMPY_API*/
-NPY_NO_EXPORT PyObject *
-PyArray_FromBuffer(PyObject *buf, PyArray_Descr *type,
-                   npy_intp count, npy_intp offset)
-{
-    PyArrayObject *ret;
-    char *data;
-    Py_ssize_t ts;
-    npy_intp s, n;
-    int itemsize;
-    int writeable = 1;
-
-
-    if (PyDataType_REFCHK(type)) {
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
-                        "cannot create an OBJECT array from memory"\
-                        " buffer");
-        Py_DECREF(type);
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    if (type->elsize == 0) {
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
-                        "itemsize cannot be zero in type");
-        Py_DECREF(type);
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    if (Py_TYPE(buf)->tp_as_buffer == NULL
-#if defined(NPY_PY3K)
-        || Py_TYPE(buf)->tp_as_buffer->bf_getbuffer == NULL
-#else
-        || (Py_TYPE(buf)->tp_as_buffer->bf_getwritebuffer == NULL
-            && Py_TYPE(buf)->tp_as_buffer->bf_getreadbuffer == NULL)
-#endif
-        ) {
-        PyObject *newbuf;
-        newbuf = PyObject_GetAttrString(buf, "__buffer__");
-        if (newbuf == NULL) {
-            Py_DECREF(type);
-            return NULL;
-        }
-        buf = newbuf;
-    }
-    else {
-        Py_INCREF(buf);
-    }
-
-    if (PyObject_AsWriteBuffer(buf, (void *)&data, &ts) == -1) {
-        writeable = 0;
-        PyErr_Clear();
-        if (PyObject_AsReadBuffer(buf, (void *)&data, &ts) == -1) {
-            Py_DECREF(buf);
-            Py_DECREF(type);
-            return NULL;
-        }
-    }
-
-    if ((offset < 0) || (offset > ts)) {
-        PyErr_Format(PyExc_ValueError,
-                     "offset must be non-negative and no greater than buffer "\
-                     "length (%" NPY_INTP_FMT ")", (npy_intp)ts);
-        Py_DECREF(buf);
-        Py_DECREF(type);
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    data += offset;
-    s = (npy_intp)ts - offset;
-    n = (npy_intp)count;
-    itemsize = type->elsize;
-    if (n < 0 ) {
-        if (s % itemsize != 0) {
-            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
-                            "buffer size must be a multiple"\
-                            " of element size");
-            Py_DECREF(buf);
-            Py_DECREF(type);
-            return NULL;
-        }
-        n = s/itemsize;
-    }
-    else {
-        if (s < n*itemsize) {
-            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
-                            "buffer is smaller than requested"\
-                            " size");
-            Py_DECREF(buf);
-            Py_DECREF(type);
-            return NULL;
-        }
-    }
-
-    if ((ret = (PyArrayObject *)PyArray_NewFromDescr(&PyArray_Type,
-                                                     type,
-                                                     1, &n,
-                                                     NULL, data,
-                                                     NPY_ARRAY_DEFAULT,
-                                                     NULL)) == NULL) {
-        Py_DECREF(buf);
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    if (!writeable) {
-        PyArray_CLEARFLAGS(ret, NPY_ARRAY_WRITEABLE);
-    }
-    /* Store a reference for decref on deallocation */
-    if (PyArray_SetBaseObject(ret, buf) < 0) {
-        Py_DECREF(ret);
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    PyArray_UpdateFlags(ret, NPY_ARRAY_ALIGNED);
-    return (PyObject *)ret;
-}
-
-/*NUMPY_API
- *
- * Given a pointer to a string ``data``, a string length ``slen``, and
- * a ``PyArray_Descr``, return an array corresponding to the data
- * encoded in that string.
- *
- * If the dtype is NULL, the default array type is used (double).
- * If non-null, the reference is stolen.
- *
- * If ``slen`` is < 0, then the end of string is used for text data.
- * It is an error for ``slen`` to be < 0 for binary data (since embedded NULLs
- * would be the norm).
- *
- * The number of elements to read is given as ``num``; if it is < 0, then
- * then as many as possible are read.
- *
- * If ``sep`` is NULL or empty, then binary data is assumed, else
- * text data, with ``sep`` as the separator between elements. Whitespace in
- * the separator matches any length of whitespace in the text, and a match
- * for whitespace around the separator is added.
- */
-NPY_NO_EXPORT PyObject *
-PyArray_FromString(char *data, npy_intp slen, PyArray_Descr *dtype,
-                   npy_intp num, char *sep)
-{
-    int itemsize;
-    PyArrayObject *ret;
-    npy_bool binary;
-
-    if (dtype == NULL) {
-        dtype=PyArray_DescrFromType(NPY_DEFAULT_TYPE);
-        if (dtype == NULL) {
-            return NULL;
-        }
-    }
-    if (PyDataType_FLAGCHK(dtype, NPY_ITEM_IS_POINTER) ||
-                    PyDataType_REFCHK(dtype)) {
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
-                        "Cannot create an object array from"    \
-                        " a string");
-        Py_DECREF(dtype);
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    itemsize = dtype->elsize;
-    if (itemsize == 0) {
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, "zero-valued itemsize");
-        Py_DECREF(dtype);
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    binary = ((sep == NULL) || (strlen(sep) == 0));
-    if (binary) {
-        if (num < 0 ) {
-            if (slen % itemsize != 0) {
-                PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
-                                "string size must be a "\
-                                "multiple of element size");
-                Py_DECREF(dtype);
-                return NULL;
-            }
-            num = slen/itemsize;
-        }
-        else {
-            if (slen < num*itemsize) {
-                PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
-                                "string is smaller than " \
-                                "requested size");
-                Py_DECREF(dtype);
-                return NULL;
-            }
-        }
-        ret = (PyArrayObject *)
-            PyArray_NewFromDescr(&PyArray_Type, dtype,
-                                 1, &num, NULL, NULL,
-                                 0, NULL);
-        if (ret == NULL) {
-            return NULL;
-        }
-        memcpy(PyArray_DATA(ret), data, num*dtype->elsize);
-    }
-    else {
-        /* read from character-based string */
-        size_t nread = 0;
-        char *end;
-
-        if (dtype->f->scanfunc == NULL) {
-            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
-                            "don't know how to read "       \
-                            "character strings with that "  \
-                            "array type");
-            Py_DECREF(dtype);
-            return NULL;
-        }
-        if (slen < 0) {
-            end = NULL;
-        }
-        else {
-            end = data + slen;
-        }
-        ret = array_from_text(dtype, num, sep, &nread,
-                              data,
-                              (next_element) fromstr_next_element,
-                              (skip_separator) fromstr_skip_separator,
-                              end);
-    }
-    return (PyObject *)ret;
-}
-
-/*NUMPY_API
- *
- * steals a reference to dtype (which cannot be NULL)
- */
-NPY_NO_EXPORT PyObject *
-PyArray_FromIter(PyObject *obj, PyArray_Descr *dtype, npy_intp count)
-{
-    PyObject *value;
-    PyObject *iter = PyObject_GetIter(obj);
-    PyArrayObject *ret = NULL;
-    npy_intp i, elsize, elcount;
-    char *item, *new_data;
-
-    if (iter == NULL) {
-        goto done;
-    }
-    elcount = (count < 0) ? 0 : count;
-    if ((elsize = dtype->elsize) == 0) {
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
-                "Must specify length when using variable-size data-type.");
-        goto done;
-    }
-
-    /*
-     * We would need to alter the memory RENEW code to decrement any
-     * reference counts before throwing away any memory.
-     */
-    if (PyDataType_REFCHK(dtype)) {
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
-                "cannot create object arrays from iterator");
-        goto done;
-    }
-
-    ret = (PyArrayObject *)PyArray_NewFromDescr(&PyArray_Type, dtype, 1,
-                                                &elcount, NULL,NULL, 0, NULL);
-    dtype = NULL;
-    if (ret == NULL) {
-        goto done;
-    }
-    for (i = 0; (i < count || count == -1) &&
-             (value = PyIter_Next(iter)); i++) {
-        if (i >= elcount) {
-            /*
-              Grow PyArray_DATA(ret):
-              this is similar for the strategy for PyListObject, but we use
-              50% overallocation => 0, 4, 8, 14, 23, 36, 56, 86 ...
-            */
-            elcount = (i >> 1) + (i < 4 ? 4 : 2) + i;
-            if (elcount <= NPY_MAX_INTP/elsize) {
-                new_data = PyDataMem_RENEW(PyArray_DATA(ret), elcount * elsize);
-            }
-            else {
-                new_data = NULL;
-            }
-            if (new_data == NULL) {
-                PyErr_SetString(PyExc_MemoryError,
-                        "cannot allocate array memory");
-                Py_DECREF(value);
-                goto done;
-            }
-            ((PyArrayObject_fields *)ret)->data = new_data;
-        }
-        PyArray_DIMS(ret)[0] = i + 1;
-
-        if (((item = index2ptr(ret, i)) == NULL) ||
-                (PyArray_DESCR(ret)->f->setitem(value, item, ret) == -1)) {
-            Py_DECREF(value);
-            goto done;
-        }
-        Py_DECREF(value);
-    }
-
-
-    if (PyErr_Occurred()) {
-        goto done;
-    }
-    if (i < count) {
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
-                "iterator too short");
-        goto done;
-    }
-
-    /*
-     * Realloc the data so that don't keep extra memory tied up
-     * (assuming realloc is reasonably good about reusing space...)
-     */
-    if (i == 0) {
-        /* The size cannot be zero for PyDataMem_RENEW. */
-        i = 1;
-    }
-    new_data = PyDataMem_RENEW(PyArray_DATA(ret), i * elsize);
-    if (new_data == NULL) {
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_MemoryError,
-                "cannot allocate array memory");
-        goto done;
-    }
-    ((PyArrayObject_fields *)ret)->data = new_data;
-
- done:
-    Py_XDECREF(iter);
-    Py_XDECREF(dtype);
-    if (PyErr_Occurred()) {
-        Py_XDECREF(ret);
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    return (PyObject *)ret;
-}
-
-/*
- * This is the main array creation routine.
- *
- * Flags argument has multiple related meanings
- * depending on data and strides:
- *
- * If data is given, then flags is flags associated with data.
- * If strides is not given, then a contiguous strides array will be created
- * and the NPY_ARRAY_C_CONTIGUOUS bit will be set.  If the flags argument
- * has the NPY_ARRAY_F_CONTIGUOUS bit set, then a FORTRAN-style strides array will be
- * created (and of course the NPY_ARRAY_F_CONTIGUOUS flag bit will be set).
- *
- * If data is not given but created here, then flags will be NPY_ARRAY_DEFAULT
- * and a non-zero flags argument can be used to indicate a FORTRAN style
- * array is desired.
- */
-
-NPY_NO_EXPORT size_t
-_array_fill_strides(npy_intp *strides, npy_intp *dims, int nd, size_t itemsize,
-                    int inflag, int *objflags)
-{
-    int i;
-#if NPY_RELAXED_STRIDES_CHECKING
-    npy_bool not_cf_contig = 0;
-    npy_bool nod = 0; /* A dim != 1 was found */
-
-    /* Check if new array is both F- and C-contiguous */
-    for (i = 0; i < nd; i++) {
-        if (dims[i] != 1) {
-            if (nod) {
-                not_cf_contig = 1;
-                break;
-            }
-            nod = 1;
-        }
-    }
-#endif /* NPY_RELAXED_STRIDES_CHECKING */
-
-    /* Only make Fortran strides if not contiguous as well */
-    if ((inflag & (NPY_ARRAY_F_CONTIGUOUS|NPY_ARRAY_C_CONTIGUOUS)) ==
-                                            NPY_ARRAY_F_CONTIGUOUS) {
-        for (i = 0; i < nd; i++) {
-            strides[i] = itemsize;
-            if (dims[i]) {
-                itemsize *= dims[i];
-            }
-#if NPY_RELAXED_STRIDES_CHECKING
-            else {
-                not_cf_contig = 0;
-            }
-            if (dims[i] == 1) {
-                /* For testing purpose only */
-                strides[i] = NPY_MAX_INTP;
-            }
-#endif /* NPY_RELAXED_STRIDES_CHECKING */
-        }
-#if NPY_RELAXED_STRIDES_CHECKING
-        if (not_cf_contig) {
-#else /* not NPY_RELAXED_STRIDES_CHECKING */
-        if ((nd > 1) && ((strides[0] != strides[nd-1]) || (dims[nd-1] > 1))) {
-#endif /* not NPY_RELAXED_STRIDES_CHECKING */
-            *objflags = ((*objflags)|NPY_ARRAY_F_CONTIGUOUS) &
-                                            ~NPY_ARRAY_C_CONTIGUOUS;
-        }
-        else {
-            *objflags |= (NPY_ARRAY_F_CONTIGUOUS|NPY_ARRAY_C_CONTIGUOUS);
-        }
-    }
-    else {
-        for (i = nd - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-            strides[i] = itemsize;
-            if (dims[i]) {
-                itemsize *= dims[i];
-            }
-#if NPY_RELAXED_STRIDES_CHECKING
-            else {
-                not_cf_contig = 0;
-            }
-            if (dims[i] == 1) {
-                /* For testing purpose only */
-                strides[i] = NPY_MAX_INTP;
-            }
-#endif /* NPY_RELAXED_STRIDES_CHECKING */
-        }
-#if NPY_RELAXED_STRIDES_CHECKING
-        if (not_cf_contig) {
-#else /* not NPY_RELAXED_STRIDES_CHECKING */
-        if ((nd > 1) && ((strides[0] != strides[nd-1]) || (dims[0] > 1))) {
-#endif /* not NPY_RELAXED_STRIDES_CHECKING */
-            *objflags = ((*objflags)|NPY_ARRAY_C_CONTIGUOUS) &
-                                            ~NPY_ARRAY_F_CONTIGUOUS;
-        }
-        else {
-            *objflags |= (NPY_ARRAY_C_CONTIGUOUS|NPY_ARRAY_F_CONTIGUOUS);
-        }
-    }
-    return itemsize;
-}
-
-/*
- * Calls arr_of_subclass.__array_wrap__(towrap), in order to make 'towrap'
- * have the same ndarray subclass as 'arr_of_subclass'.
- */
-NPY_NO_EXPORT PyArrayObject *
-PyArray_SubclassWrap(PyArrayObject *arr_of_subclass, PyArrayObject *towrap)
-{
-    PyObject *wrapped = PyObject_CallMethod((PyObject *)arr_of_subclass,
-                                        "__array_wrap__", "O", towrap);
-    if (wrapped == NULL) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    if (!PyArray_Check(wrapped)) {
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError,
-                "ndarray subclass __array_wrap__ method returned an "
-                "object which was not an instance of an ndarray subclass");
-        Py_DECREF(wrapped);
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    return (PyArrayObject *)wrapped;
-}