[Numpy-discussion] mysql -> record array

[Travis Oliphant]

Erin Sheldon wrote:
> Hi Travis -
>
> That is an impressive speed increase.  Why is w/o dtype taking
> so much longer?  Is this just from determining elements sizes and
> counts?
>   
If you don't specify the data-type, then the auto-discovery algorithm 
looks at each element in the nested sequence to determine what the 
data-type should be.  This takes a while.  

-Travis