[Numpy-discussion] numpy.dtype problem

[Francesc Altet]

A Dimecres 01 Febrer 2006 15:46, Christopher Hanley va escriure:
> The following seems to have stopped working:
>
>
> In [6]: import numpy
>
> In [7]: a = numpy.ones((3,3),dtype=numpy.int32)
>
> In [8]: a.dtype.name
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> exceptions.MemoryError                               Traceback (most
> recent call last)
>
> /data/sparty1/dev/devCode/<console>
>
> MemoryError:

Below is a patch for this. It seems to me that Travis is introducing
new *scalar data types. I'm not sure if they should appear in this
case, but perhaps he can throw some light on this.

Cheers,

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Index: numpy/core/src/arrayobject.c
===================================================================
--- numpy/core/src/arrayobject.c	(revision 2043)
+++ numpy/core/src/arrayobject.c	(working copy)
@@ -8132,18 +8132,21 @@
 static PyObject *
 arraydescr_typename_get(PyArray_Descr *self)
 {
-        int len;
-        PyTypeObject *typeobj = self->typeobj;
+	int len;
+	char *w_unders;
+	PyTypeObject *typeobj = self->typeobj;
 	PyObject *res;
 
-	/* Both are equivalents, but second is more resistent to changes */
-/* 	len = strlen(typeobj->tp_name) - 8; */
-
 	if (PyTypeNum_ISUSERDEF(self->type_num)) {
 		res = PyString_FromString(typeobj->tp_name);
 	}
 	else {
-		len = strchr(typeobj->tp_name, (int)'_')-(typeobj->tp_name);
+		w_unders = strchr(typeobj->tp_name, (int)'_');
+		if (w_unders != NULL)
+		  len = w_unders-(typeobj->tp_name);
+		else
+		  /* '_' not found! returning the complete name! */
+		  len = strlen(typeobj->tp_name);
 		res = PyString_FromStringAndSize(typeobj->tp_name, len);
 	}
 	if (PyTypeNum_ISEXTENDED(self->type_num) && self->elsize != 0) {