diff --git a/dpctl/apis/include/dpctl4pybind11.hpp b/dpctl/apis/include/dpctl4pybind11.hpp
index 921f231aa1..a26af2f51c 100644
--- a/dpctl/apis/include/dpctl4pybind11.hpp
+++ b/dpctl/apis/include/dpctl4pybind11.hpp
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ class usm_ndarray : public py::object
 
     char *get_data() const
     {
-        PyUSMArrayObject *raw_ar = this->usm_array_ptr();
+        PyUSMArrayObject *raw_ar = usm_array_ptr();
 
         auto const &api = ::dpctl::detail::dpctl_capi::get();
         return api.UsmNDArray_GetData_(raw_ar);
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ class usm_ndarray : public py::object
 
     int get_ndim() const
     {
-        PyUSMArrayObject *raw_ar = this->usm_array_ptr();
+        PyUSMArrayObject *raw_ar = usm_array_ptr();
 
         auto const &api = ::dpctl::detail::dpctl_capi::get();
         return api.UsmNDArray_GetNDim_(raw_ar);
@@ -850,12 +850,21 @@ class usm_ndarray : public py::object
 
     const py::ssize_t *get_shape_raw() const
     {
-        PyUSMArrayObject *raw_ar = this->usm_array_ptr();
+        PyUSMArrayObject *raw_ar = usm_array_ptr();
 
         auto const &api = ::dpctl::detail::dpctl_capi::get();
         return api.UsmNDArray_GetShape_(raw_ar);
     }
 
+    std::vector<py::ssize_t> get_shape_vector() const
+    {
+        auto raw_sh = get_shape_raw();
+        auto nd = get_ndim();
+
+        std::vector<py::ssize_t> shape_vector(raw_sh, raw_sh + nd);
+        return shape_vector;
+    }
+
     py::ssize_t get_shape(int i) const
     {
         auto shape_ptr = get_shape_raw();
@@ -864,15 +873,43 @@ class usm_ndarray : public py::object
 
     const py::ssize_t *get_strides_raw() const
     {
-        PyUSMArrayObject *raw_ar = this->usm_array_ptr();
+        PyUSMArrayObject *raw_ar = usm_array_ptr();
 
         auto const &api = ::dpctl::detail::dpctl_capi::get();
         return api.UsmNDArray_GetStrides_(raw_ar);
     }
 
+    std::vector<py::ssize_t> get_strides_vector() const
+    {
+        auto raw_st = get_strides_raw();
+        auto nd = get_ndim();
+
+        if (raw_st == nullptr) {
+            auto is_c_contig = is_c_contiguous();
+            auto is_f_contig = is_f_contiguous();
+            auto raw_sh = get_shape_raw();
+            if (is_c_contig) {
+                const auto &contig_strides = c_contiguous_strides(nd, raw_sh);
+                return contig_strides;
+            }
+            else if (is_f_contig) {
+                const auto &contig_strides = f_contiguous_strides(nd, raw_sh);
+                return contig_strides;
+            }
+            else {
+                throw std::runtime_error("Invalid array encountered when "
+                                         "building strides");
+            }
+        }
+        else {
+            std::vector<py::ssize_t> st_vec(raw_st, raw_st + nd);
+            return st_vec;
+        }
+    }
+
     py::ssize_t get_size() const
     {
-        PyUSMArrayObject *raw_ar = this->usm_array_ptr();
+        PyUSMArrayObject *raw_ar = usm_array_ptr();
 
         auto const &api = ::dpctl::detail::dpctl_capi::get();
         int ndim = api.UsmNDArray_GetNDim_(raw_ar);
@@ -889,7 +926,7 @@ class usm_ndarray : public py::object
 
     std::pair<py::ssize_t, py::ssize_t> get_minmax_offsets() const
     {
-        PyUSMArrayObject *raw_ar = this->usm_array_ptr();
+        PyUSMArrayObject *raw_ar = usm_array_ptr();
 
         auto const &api = ::dpctl::detail::dpctl_capi::get();
         int nd = api.UsmNDArray_GetNDim_(raw_ar);
@@ -923,7 +960,7 @@ class usm_ndarray : public py::object
 
     sycl::queue get_queue() const
     {
-        PyUSMArrayObject *raw_ar = this->usm_array_ptr();
+        PyUSMArrayObject *raw_ar = usm_array_ptr();
 
         auto const &api = ::dpctl::detail::dpctl_capi::get();
         DPCTLSyclQueueRef QRef = api.UsmNDArray_GetQueueRef_(raw_ar);
@@ -932,7 +969,7 @@ class usm_ndarray : public py::object
 
     int get_typenum() const
     {
-        PyUSMArrayObject *raw_ar = this->usm_array_ptr();
+        PyUSMArrayObject *raw_ar = usm_array_ptr();
 
         auto const &api = ::dpctl::detail::dpctl_capi::get();
         return api.UsmNDArray_GetTypenum_(raw_ar);
@@ -940,7 +977,7 @@ class usm_ndarray : public py::object
 
     int get_flags() const
     {
-        PyUSMArrayObject *raw_ar = this->usm_array_ptr();
+        PyUSMArrayObject *raw_ar = usm_array_ptr();
 
         auto const &api = ::dpctl::detail::dpctl_capi::get();
         return api.UsmNDArray_GetFlags_(raw_ar);
@@ -948,7 +985,7 @@ class usm_ndarray : public py::object
 
     int get_elemsize() const
     {
-        PyUSMArrayObject *raw_ar = this->usm_array_ptr();
+        PyUSMArrayObject *raw_ar = usm_array_ptr();
 
         auto const &api = ::dpctl::detail::dpctl_capi::get();
         return api.UsmNDArray_GetElementSize_(raw_ar);
@@ -956,21 +993,21 @@ class usm_ndarray : public py::object
 
     bool is_c_contiguous() const
     {
-        int flags = this->get_flags();
+        int flags = get_flags();
         auto const &api = ::dpctl::detail::dpctl_capi::get();
         return static_cast<bool>(flags & api.USM_ARRAY_C_CONTIGUOUS_);
     }
 
     bool is_f_contiguous() const
     {
-        int flags = this->get_flags();
+        int flags = get_flags();
         auto const &api = ::dpctl::detail::dpctl_capi::get();
         return static_cast<bool>(flags & api.USM_ARRAY_F_CONTIGUOUS_);
     }
 
     bool is_writable() const
     {
-        int flags = this->get_flags();
+        int flags = get_flags();
         auto const &api = ::dpctl::detail::dpctl_capi::get();
         return static_cast<bool>(flags & api.USM_ARRAY_WRITABLE_);
     }