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<h1 class="epydoc">Class MPICommunicator</h1><p class="nomargin-top"></p>
<p>MPI Communicator</p>
<p>There is no constructor for MPI Communicator objects. The default
communicator is given by Scientific.MPI.world, and other communicators
can only be created by methods on an existing communicator object.</p>
<p>A communicator object has two read-only attributes: 'rank' is an
integer which indicates the rank of the current process in the
communicator, and 'size' is an integer equal to the number of processes
that participate in the communicator.</p>
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<td><span class="summary-sig"><a href="Scientific.MPI.MPICommunicator-class.html#abort" class="summary-sig-name">abort</a>(<span class="summary-sig-arg">self</span>,
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Abort all processes associated with the communicator.</td>
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<td><span class="summary-sig"><a href="Scientific.MPI.MPICommunicator-class.html#allreduce" class="summary-sig-name">allreduce</a>(<span class="summary-sig-arg">self</span>,
<span class="summary-sig-arg">sendbuffer</span>,
<span class="summary-sig-arg">receivebuffer</span>,
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Combine data from all processes and send result to all</td>
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<td><span class="summary-sig"><a name="barrier"></a><span class="summary-sig-name">barrier</span>(<span class="summary-sig-arg">self</span>)</span><br />
Wait until all processes in the communicator have called the same
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<td><span class="summary-sig"><a href="Scientific.MPI.MPICommunicator-class.html#broadcast" class="summary-sig-name">broadcast</a>(<span class="summary-sig-arg">self</span>,
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Send data to all processes</td>
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<td><span class="summary-sig"><a href="Scientific.MPI.MPICommunicator-class.html#duplicate" class="summary-sig-name">duplicate</a>(<span class="summary-sig-arg">self</span>)</span><br />
Returns:
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<td><span class="summary-sig"><a href="Scientific.MPI.MPICommunicator-class.html#nonblockingProbe" class="summary-sig-name">nonblockingProbe</a>(<span class="summary-sig-arg">self</span>,
<span class="summary-sig-arg">source</span>=<span class="summary-sig-default">None</span>,
<span class="summary-sig-arg">tag</span>=<span class="summary-sig-default">None</span>)</span><br />
Check for incoming messages</td>
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<td><span class="summary-sig"><a href="Scientific.MPI.MPICommunicator-class.html#nonblockingReceive" class="summary-sig-name">nonblockingReceive</a>(<span class="summary-sig-arg">self</span>,
<span class="summary-sig-arg">data</span>,
<span class="summary-sig-arg">source</span>=<span class="summary-sig-default">None</span>,
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Receive data from another process (non-blocking)</td>
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<td><span class="summary-sig"><a href="Scientific.MPI.MPICommunicator-class.html#nonblockingSend" class="summary-sig-name">nonblockingSend</a>(<span class="summary-sig-arg">self</span>,
<span class="summary-sig-arg">data</span>,
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Send data to another process (non-blocking)</td>
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Receive data from another process (blocking)</td>
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<td><span class="summary-sig"><a href="Scientific.MPI.MPICommunicator-class.html#receiveString" class="summary-sig-name">receiveString</a>(<span class="summary-sig-arg">self</span>,
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Receive string data from another process (blocking)</td>
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<td><span class="summary-sig"><a href="Scientific.MPI.MPICommunicator-class.html#reduce" class="summary-sig-name">reduce</a>(<span class="summary-sig-arg">self</span>,
<span class="summary-sig-arg">sendbuffer</span>,
<span class="summary-sig-arg">receivebuffer</span>,
<span class="summary-sig-arg">operation</span>,
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Combine data from all processes and send result to one</td>
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<td><span class="summary-sig"><a href="Scientific.MPI.MPICommunicator-class.html#send" class="summary-sig-name">send</a>(<span class="summary-sig-arg">self</span>,
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Send data to another process (blocking)</td>
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<td><span class="summary-sig"><a href="Scientific.MPI.MPICommunicator-class.html#share" class="summary-sig-name">share</a>(<span class="summary-sig-arg">self</span>,
<span class="summary-sig-arg">send</span>,
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Distribute data from each processpr to all other processesors</td>
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<td><span class="summary-sig"><a href="Scientific.MPI.MPICommunicator-class.html#subset" class="summary-sig-name">subset</a>(<span class="summary-sig-arg">self</span>,
<span class="summary-sig-arg">ranks</span>)</span><br />
Create a communicator for a subset of the processes</td>
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<p>Abort all processes associated with the communicator. For emergency
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<li><strong class="pname"><code>error_code</code></strong> (<code>int</code>) - error code passed back to the calling program (usually a shell)
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<p>Combine data from all processes and send result to all</p>
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<li><strong class="pname"><code>sendbuffer</code></strong> (<code>Numeric.array</code>) - an array holding the data that each process contributes</li>
<li><strong class="pname"><code>receivebuffer</code></strong> (<code>Numeric.array</code>) - an array acting as a buffer for the result of the reduction</li>
<li><strong class="pname"><code>operation</code></strong> (MPIOperationObject) - one of the operation objects: <a
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<p>Send data to all processes</p>
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<li><strong class="pname"><code>array</code></strong> (Numeric.array) - an array containing the data to be sent on the sending process
and serving as a buffer for the incoming data on all processes.
The shape and type of the array must be the same on all
processes.</li>
<li><strong class="pname"><code>root</code></strong> (<code>int</code>) - the rank of the sending process</li>
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The data is sent to all processes, including the sending one.
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<dd>a new communicator with the same properties as the original one</dd>
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<p>Check for incoming messages</p>
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<li><strong class="pname"><code>source</code></strong> (<code>int</code> or <code>NoneType</code>) - the rank of the process from which messages are accepted.
<code>None</code> means data is accepted from any process.</li>
<li><strong class="pname"><code>tag</code></strong> (<code>int</code> or <code>NoneType</code>) - Identifier that acts as a filter; only messages with a matching
tag are considered. A value of <code>None</code> means that any
tag will match.</li>
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<dt>Returns: <code>NoneType</code> or <code>tuple</code></dt>
<dd><code>None</code> if no messages are available, otherwise a tuple
containing the source rank and the tag</dd>
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<p>Receive data from another process (non-blocking)</p>
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<li><strong class="pname"><code>data</code></strong> (<code>Numeric.array</code>) - a contiguous array object to which the incoming data is copied.
It must have the right shape.</li>
<li><strong class="pname"><code>source</code></strong> (<code>int</code> or <code>NoneType</code>) - the rank of the process from which data is accepted.
<code>None</code> means data is accepted from any process.</li>
<li><strong class="pname"><code>tag</code></strong> (<code>int</code> or <code>NoneType</code>) - Identifier that acts as a filter; only messages with a matching
tag are received. A value of <code>None</code> means that any tag
will match.</li>
</ul></dd>
<dt>Returns: <a href="Scientific.MPI.MPIRequest-class.html"
class="link">MPIRequest</a></dt>
<dd>MPI request object (used to wait for completion and obtain the
received data)</dd>
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<p>Send data to another process (non-blocking)</p>
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<li><strong class="pname"><code>data</code></strong> (<code>str</code> or <code>Numeric.array</code>. Array arguments
must have contiguous storage. General object arrays are not
allowed.) - the data to be sent</li>
<li><strong class="pname"><code>destination</code></strong> (<code>int</code>) - the rank of the destination process</li>
<li><strong class="pname"><code>tag</code></strong> (<code>int</code>) - Identifier</li>
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<dd>MPI request object (used to wait for completion)</dd>
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<h3 class="epydoc"><span class="sig"><span class="sig-name">receive</span>(<span class="sig-arg">self</span>,
<span class="sig-arg">data</span>,
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<span class="sig-arg">tag</span>=<span class="sig-default">None</span>)</span>
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<p>Receive data from another process (blocking)</p>
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<dt>Parameters:</dt>
<dd><ul class="nomargin-top">
<li><strong class="pname"><code>data</code></strong> (<code>Numeric.array</code> or <code>str</code>) - either a contiguous array object, or a one-letter typecode (in
practice, one would use Numeric.Int, Numeric.Float, etc.). If an
array, the data is copied to the array, whic must have the right
shape. If a typecode, an array of that type is created and used
as the buffer for incoming data.</li>
<li><strong class="pname"><code>source</code></strong> (<code>int</code> or <code>NoneType</code>) - the rank of the process from which data is accepted.
<code>None</code> means data is accepted from any process.</li>
<li><strong class="pname"><code>tag</code></strong> (<code>int</code> or <code>NoneType</code>) - Identifier that acts as a filter; only messages with a matching
tag are received. A value of <code>None</code> means that any tag
will match.</li>
</ul></dd>
<dt>Returns: <code>tuple</code></dt>
<dd>a tuple containing four elements: the array containing the data,
the source process rank (an <code>int</code>), the message tag
(an <code>int</code>), and the number of elements that were
received (an <code>int</code>).</dd>
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<h3 class="epydoc"><span class="sig"><span class="sig-name">receiveString</span>(<span class="sig-arg">self</span>,
<span class="sig-arg">source</span>=<span class="sig-default">None</span>,
<span class="sig-arg">tag</span>=<span class="sig-default">None</span>)</span>
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<p>Receive string data from another process (blocking)</p>
<dl class="fields">
<dt>Parameters:</dt>
<dd><ul class="nomargin-top">
<li><strong class="pname"><code>source</code></strong> (<code>int</code> or <code>NoneType</code>) - the rank of the process from which data is accepted.
<code>None</code> means data is accepted from any process.</li>
<li><strong class="pname"><code>tag</code></strong> (<code>int</code> or <code>NoneType</code>) - Identifier that acts as a filter; only messages with a matching
tag are received. A value of <code>None</code> means that any tag
will match.</li>
</ul></dd>
<dt>Returns: <code>tuple</code></dt>
<dd>a tuple containing three elements: the string containing the
data, the source process rank (an <code>int</code>), the message
tag (an <code>int</code>).</dd>
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<h3 class="epydoc"><span class="sig"><span class="sig-name">reduce</span>(<span class="sig-arg">self</span>,
<span class="sig-arg">sendbuffer</span>,
<span class="sig-arg">receivebuffer</span>,
<span class="sig-arg">operation</span>,
<span class="sig-arg">root</span>)</span>
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<p>Combine data from all processes and send result to one</p>
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<dt>Parameters:</dt>
<dd><ul class="nomargin-top">
<li><strong class="pname"><code>sendbuffer</code></strong> (<code>Numeric.array</code>) - an array holding the data that each process contributes</li>
<li><strong class="pname"><code>receivebuffer</code></strong> (<code>Numeric.array</code>) - an array acting as a buffer for the result of the reduction. Used
only by the process whose rank is root</li>
<li><strong class="pname"><code>operation</code></strong> (MPIOperationObject) - one of the operation objects: <a
href="Scientific.MPI.max-class.html" class="link">max</a>, <a
href="Scientific.MPI.min-class.html" class="link">min</a>, <a
href="Scientific.MPI.prod-class.html" class="link">prod</a>, <a
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href="Scientific.MPI.band-class.html" class="link">band</a>, <a
href="Scientific.MPI.bor-class.html" class="link">bor</a>, <a
href="Scientific.MPI.bxor-class.html" class="link">bxor</a>, <a
href="Scientific.MPI.maxloc-class.html" class="link">maxloc</a>
and <a href="Scientific.MPI.minloc-class.html"
class="link">minloc</a></li>
<li><strong class="pname"><code>root</code></strong> (<code>int</code>) - the rank of the process that received the result</li>
</ul></dd>
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<h3 class="epydoc"><span class="sig"><span class="sig-name">send</span>(<span class="sig-arg">self</span>,
<span class="sig-arg">data</span>,
<span class="sig-arg">destination</span>,
<span class="sig-arg">tag</span>)</span>
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<p>Send data to another process (blocking)</p>
<dl class="fields">
<dt>Parameters:</dt>
<dd><ul class="nomargin-top">
<li><strong class="pname"><code>data</code></strong> (<code>str</code> or <code>Numeric.array</code>. Array arguments
must have contiguous storage. General object arrays are not
allowed.) - the data to be sent</li>
<li><strong class="pname"><code>destination</code></strong> (<code>int</code>) - the rank of the destination process</li>
<li><strong class="pname"><code>tag</code></strong> (<code>int</code>) - Identifier</li>
</ul></dd>
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<h3 class="epydoc"><span class="sig"><span class="sig-name">share</span>(<span class="sig-arg">self</span>,
<span class="sig-arg">send</span>,
<span class="sig-arg">receive</span>)</span>
</h3>
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<p>Distribute data from each processpr to all other processesors</p>
<dl class="fields">
<dt>Parameters:</dt>
<dd><ul class="nomargin-top">
<li><strong class="pname"><code>send</code></strong> (<code>Numeric.array</code>) - an array of identical shape and type on all processes. It
contains on each process the data that is sent.</li>
<li><strong class="pname"><code>receive</code></strong> (<code>Numeric.array</code>) - an array whose type is the same as for the send array and which
has an additional dimension (the first one) whose length is the
number of processes. After the call, the value of receive[i] is
equal to the contents of the array send in process i.</li>
</ul></dd>
</dl>
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<h3 class="epydoc"><span class="sig"><span class="sig-name">subset</span>(<span class="sig-arg">self</span>,
<span class="sig-arg">ranks</span>)</span>
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<p>Create a communicator for a subset of the processes</p>
<p>The method should be called by all processes simultaneously. The
return value will be the new communicator on those processes listed in
<code>ranks</code> and <code>None</code> for the rest.</p>
<dl class="fields">
<dt>Parameters:</dt>
<dd><ul class="nomargin-top">
<li><strong class="pname"><code>ranks</code></strong> (<code>list</code> of <code>int</code>) - a list of ranks, one for each process that should belong to the
new communicator</li>
</ul></dd>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>a new communicator containing a subset of the processes
participating in the original one</dd>
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