[Numpy-discussion] printing structured arrays

[Tim Michelsen]

>> I still wonder why there is not a quick function for such a view /
>> reshape conversion.
> 
> Because it is difficult (impossible?) to do in the general case. .view() 
> really isn't that bad, in fact, it remarkably powerful and flexible!
I would not drop .view() but rather add a convenience function for
struct_1dtype_float_alt = struct_1dtype.view((np.float,
len(struct_1dtype.dtype.names)))