[Numpy-discussion] array with object

[Torgil Svensson]

It works if you replace the strings '2','3','5','6' with numbers instead.

This case got a better error-message:

>>> array(['2'],dtype=float32)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
TypeError: a float is required

//Torgil


On 11/29/06, Lionel Roubeyrie <lroubeyrie at limair.asso.fr> wrote:
> Hi all,
> I don't understand why can't I do that:
> b=array([(datetime.datetime(2006,11,29),'2','3'),
> (datetime.datetime(2006,11,30),'5','6')], dtype=[('Dates', 'object'),
> ('HUM', 'float32'), ('TEM', 'float32')])
> ValueError: tried to set void-array with object members using buffer.
> Thanks
>
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