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How does NumPy handle views with different strides?
Updated May 17, 2026
Short answer
Views use stride metadata to map logical indexing to physical memory.
Deep explanation
Strides define how many bytes to move to reach the next element in each dimension. Views created via slicing or reshaping modify stride values without copying memory. This allows multiple interpretations of the same buffer efficiently.
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