From a334440a5c9730dbbea5e64101d554ad6e21a7cf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gabriel Beckers Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2023 12:56:23 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] expand limitations --- setup.py | 14 ++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py index 20903d3..041249c 100644 --- a/setup.py +++ b/setup.py @@ -84,11 +84,17 @@ library for out-of-core computation on very large arrays. - Minimal dependencies, only `NumPy `__. -Drawbacks ---------- +Limitations +----------- +- No `structured (record) arrays `__ + supported yet, just + `ndarrays `__ +- No string data, just numeric. - No compression, although compression for archiving purposes is supported. -- Array storages uses multiple files as binary data is separated from text - documentation and metadata. +- Uses multiple files per array, as binary data is separated from text + documentation and metadata. This can be a disadvantage in terms of storage + space if you have very many very small arrays. + See the `documentation `__ for more information.