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Zero-Copy Memory Views for High-Throughput I/O

Updated May 4, 2026

Short answer

Accessing internal data of an object without copying it.

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Using memoryview() and the buffer protocol allows Python to manipulate large binary data (like images or network packets) by referencing existing memory addresses, significantly reducing CPU and RAM overhead.

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