[Numpy-tickets] [NumPy] #379: different error when slicing with Python 2.4 and 2.5

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#379: different error when slicing with Python 2.4 and 2.5
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 Reporter:  benjamin.thyreau  |       Owner:  somebody
     Type:  defect            |      Status:  new     
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:          
Component:  Other             |     Version:          
 Severity:  normal            |    Keywords:          
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 Hi,
 I happened to get an error when slicing with an array.
 {{{
 from numpy import *
 names = arange(8)
 v = array([8])
 names[:v]
 }}}
 Python 2.4 outputs :
 {{{array([0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7])}}}
 while Python 2.5 outputs :
 {{{TypeError: only 0-d integerarrays can be converted to an index}}}

 When {{{v = array([7, 8])}}}, Python 2.4 outputs
 {{{IndexError: invalid slice}}}

 This was tested using various >1.0 Numpy. On my case 1.0, 1.0.1.dev3416,
 1.0.1.dev3432...

 Since slicing with an 1-element array is wrong anyway, this shouldn't
 occurs frequently, but might break badly-written code.
 Thanks

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