[Numpy-discussion] Conversion from structured dtype to object changed in Numpy 1.6.0.

[Pauli Virtanen]

Thu, 19 May 2011 12:36:22 +0100, Mark Dickinson wrote:
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>>>> from numpy import array
>>>> x = array((1.2, 2.3), dtype=[('field1', float), ('field2', float)])
>>>> x.astype(object)
> array(1.2, dtype=object)
>
> Was this change intentional, or should I file a bug?  I couldn't find
> any reference to it in the changelog or release notes.

Looks like a bug -- the change was not intentional.

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Pauli Virtanen