API: make data an abstract method of Tensor

odlgroup · Sep 12, 2018 · 527bf45 · 527bf45
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diff --git a/odl/space/base_tensors.py b/odl/space/base_tensors.py
@@ -578,6 +578,14 @@ def __setitem__(self, indices, values):
         """
         raise NotImplementedError('abstract method')
 
+    @property
+    def data(self):
+        """The data structure holding this element's entries.
+
+        This method should be overridden by subclasses.
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError('abstract method')
+
     @property
     def impl(self):
         """Name of the implementation back-end of this tensor."""