[Numpy-discussion] More about data types in NumPy

[James Graham]

Francesc Altet wrote:
> So far so good, but is the next the intended behaviour?
> 
>>>> numpy.typeDict['i4']
> <type 'numpy.int32'>
>>>> numpy.typeDict['int32']
> <type 'numpy.int32'>
>>>> numpy.typeDict['i4'] == numpy.typeDict['int32']
> False
> 
> 
By way of comparison, I get (Linux/AMD 64):

In [1]: import numpy

In [2]: numpy.typeDict['i4'] == numpy.typeDict['int32']
Out[2]: True

In [3]: numpy.typeDict['i4'] is numpy.typeDict['int32']
Out[3]: True

In [4]: numpy.__version__
Out[4]: '1.0b5'


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