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+""" Machine limits for Float32 and Float64 and (long double) if available...
+"""
+
+__all__ = ['finfo','iinfo']
+
+from machar import MachAr
+import numpy.core.numeric as numeric
+import numpy.core.numerictypes as ntypes
+from numpy.core.numeric import array
+import numpy as N
+
+def _frz(a):
+ """fix rank-0 --> rank-1"""
+ if a.ndim == 0: a.shape = (1,)
+ return a
+
+_convert_to_float = {
+ ntypes.csingle: ntypes.single,
+ ntypes.complex_: ntypes.float_,
+ ntypes.clongfloat: ntypes.longfloat
+ }
+
+class finfo(object):
+ """Machine limits for floating point types.
+
+ :Parameters:
+ dtype : floating point type or instance
+
+ :SeeAlso:
+ - numpy.lib.machar.MachAr
+
+ """
+
+ _finfo_cache = {}
+
+ def __new__(cls, dtype):
+ obj = cls._finfo_cache.get(dtype,None)
+ if obj is not None:
+ return obj
+ dtypes = [dtype]
+ newdtype = numeric.obj2sctype(dtype)
+ if newdtype is not dtype:
+ dtypes.append(newdtype)
+ dtype = newdtype
+ if not issubclass(dtype, numeric.inexact):
+ raise ValueError, "data type %r not inexact" % (dtype)
+ obj = cls._finfo_cache.get(dtype,None)
+ if obj is not None:
+ return obj
+ if not issubclass(dtype, numeric.floating):
+ newdtype = _convert_to_float[dtype]
+ if newdtype is not dtype:
+ dtypes.append(newdtype)
+ dtype = newdtype
+ obj = cls._finfo_cache.get(dtype,None)
+ if obj is not None:
+ return obj
+ obj = object.__new__(cls)._init(dtype)
+ for dt in dtypes:
+ cls._finfo_cache[dt] = obj
+ return obj
+
+ def _init(self, dtype):
+ self.dtype = dtype
+ if dtype is ntypes.double:
+ itype = ntypes.int64
+ fmt = '%24.16e'
+ precname = 'double'
+ elif dtype is ntypes.single:
+ itype = ntypes.int32
+ fmt = '%15.7e'
+ precname = 'single'
+ elif dtype is ntypes.longdouble:
+ itype = ntypes.longlong
+ fmt = '%s'
+ precname = 'long double'
+ else:
+ raise ValueError, repr(dtype)
+
+ machar = MachAr(lambda v:array([v], dtype),
+ lambda v:_frz(v.astype(itype))[0],
+ lambda v:array(_frz(v)[0], dtype),
+ lambda v: fmt % array(_frz(v)[0], dtype),
+ 'numpy %s precision floating point number' % precname)
+
+ for word in ['precision', 'iexp',
+ 'maxexp','minexp','negep',
+ 'machep']:
+ setattr(self,word,getattr(machar, word))
+ for word in ['tiny','resolution','epsneg']:
+ setattr(self,word,getattr(machar, word).squeeze())
+ self.max = machar.huge.flat[0]
+ self.min = -self.max
+ self.eps = machar.eps.flat[0]
+ self.nexp = machar.iexp
+ self.nmant = machar.it
+ self.machar = machar
+ self._str_tiny = machar._str_xmin
+ self._str_max = machar._str_xmax
+ self._str_epsneg = machar._str_epsneg
+ self._str_eps = machar._str_eps
+ self._str_resolution = machar._str_resolution
+ return self
+
+ def __str__(self):
+ return '''\
+Machine parameters for %(dtype)s
+---------------------------------------------------------------------
+precision=%(precision)3s resolution=%(_str_resolution)s
+machep=%(machep)6s eps= %(_str_eps)s
+negep =%(negep)6s epsneg= %(_str_epsneg)s
+minexp=%(minexp)6s tiny= %(_str_tiny)s
+maxexp=%(maxexp)6s max= %(_str_max)s
+nexp =%(nexp)6s min= -max
+---------------------------------------------------------------------
+''' % self.__dict__
+
+
+class iinfo:
+ """Limits for integer types.
+
+ :Parameters:
+ type : integer type or instance
+
+ """
+
+ _min_vals = {}
+ _max_vals = {}
+
+ def __init__(self, type):
+ self.dtype = N.dtype(type)
+ self.kind = self.dtype.kind
+ self.bits = self.dtype.itemsize * 8
+ self.key = "%s%d" % (self.kind, self.bits)
+ if not self.kind in 'iu':
+ raise ValueError("Invalid integer data type.")
+
+ def min(self):
+ """Minimum value of given dtype."""
+ if self.kind == 'u':
+ return 0
+ else:
+ try:
+ val = iinfo._min_vals[self.key]
+ except KeyError:
+ val = int(-(1L << (self.bits-1)))
+ iinfo._min_vals[self.key] = val
+ return val
+
+ min = property(min)
+
+ def max(self):
+ """Maximum value of given dtype."""
+ try:
+ val = iinfo._max_vals[self.key]
+ except KeyError:
+ if self.kind == 'u':
+ val = int((1L << self.bits) - 1)
+ else:
+ val = int((1L << (self.bits-1)) - 1)
+ iinfo._max_vals[self.key] = val
+ return val
+
+ max = property(max)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+ f = finfo(ntypes.single)
+ print 'single epsilon:',f.eps
+ print 'single tiny:',f.tiny
+ f = finfo(ntypes.float)
+ print 'float epsilon:',f.eps
+ print 'float tiny:',f.tiny
+ f = finfo(ntypes.longfloat)
+ print 'longfloat epsilon:',f.eps
+ print 'longfloat tiny:',f.tiny