memory-allocator 0.2.0

An extension class to allocate memory easily with cython

MemoryAllocator

An extension class to allocate memory easily with cython.

This extension class started as part of the Sage software.

It provides a single extension class MemoryAllocator with cdef methods

• malloc,
• calloc,
• allocarray,
• realloc,
• reallocarray,
• aligned_malloc,
• aligned_calloc,
• aligned_allocarray.

Memory is freed when the instance of MemoryAllocator is deallocated. On failure to allocate the memory, a proper error is raised.

Building from source

This project uses meson-python for its build backend. A typical editable install looks like:

  python -m pip install -e .

Changelog

0.1.5

• Migrate build system to Meson.
• Require Python >= 3.12.

0.1.4

• Modernize Python metadata, require Python >= 3.8. #9 by @mkoeppe
• Add missing noexcept clauses for Cython 3 #8 by @tornaria

0.1.3

• Python 3.11 compatible.

0.1.2

• Provide wheels build by github actions.

0.1.1

• Fixed doctests on 32bit systems.