A :class:`memoryview` object exposes the C level buffer interface as a

Python object which can then be passed around like any other object.

.. cfunction:: PyObject *PyMemoryView_FromObject(PyObject *obj)

Create a memoryview object from an object that defines the buffer interface.

.. cfunction:: PyObject *PyMemoryView_FromBuffer(Py_buffer *view)

Create a memoryview object wrapping the given buffer-info structure *view*.

The memoryview object then owns the buffer, which means you shouldn't

try to release it yourself: it will be released on deallocation of the

memoryview object.

.. cfunction:: PyObject *PyMemoryView_GetContiguous(PyObject *obj, int buffertype, char order)

Create a memoryview object to a contiguous chunk of memory (in either

'C' or 'F'ortran *order*) from an object that defines the buffer

.. cfunction:: int PyMemoryView_Check(PyObject *obj)

Return true if the object *obj* is a memoryview object. It is not

currently allowed to create subclasses of :class:`memoryview`.

.. cfunction:: Py_buffer *PyMemoryView_GET_BUFFER(PyObject *obj)

Return a pointer to the buffer-info structure wrapped by the given

object. The object **must** be a memoryview instance; this macro doesn't

check its type, you must do it yourself or you will risk crashes.