import numpy as np cdef int[:, :, :] to_view, from_view to_view = np.empty((20, 15, 30), dtype=np.intc) from_view = np.ones((20, 15, 30), dtype=np.intc) # copy the elements in from_view to to_view to_view[...] = from_view # or to_view[:] = from_view # or to_view[:, :, :] = from_view