[Numpy-tickets] [NumPy] #335: '()type' not allowed in creating dtypes

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#335: '()type' not allowed in creating dtypes
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 Reporter:  faltet  |        Owner:  somebody
     Type:  defect  |       Status:  new     
 Priority:  normal  |    Milestone:          
Component:  Other   |      Version:  devel   
 Severity:  normal  |   Resolution:          
 Keywords:          |  
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Comment (by faltet):

 And here it is as patch:

 {{{
 --- numpy/core/src/multiarraymodule.c   (revision 3322)
 +++ numpy/core/src/multiarraymodule.c   (working copy)
 @@ -4691,11 +4691,19 @@
  {
         int i;

 +       /* Check for ints */
         if ((type[0] >= '0' && type[0] <= '9') ||
              ((len > 1) && (type[0] == '>' || type[0] == '<' ||  \
                             type[0] == '|' || type[0] == '=') && \
               (type[1] >= '0' && type[1] <= '9')))
                  return 1;
 +       /* Check for empty tuple */
 +       if ((type[0] == '(' && type[1] == ')') ||
 +            ((len > 2) && (type[0] == '>' || type[0] == '<' ||  \
 +                           type[0] == '|' || type[0] == '=') && \
 +             (type[1] == '(' && type[2] <= ')')))
 +                return 1;
 +       /* Check for commas */
         for (i=1;i<len;i++)
                 if (type[i] == ',') return 1;

 }}}

 It seems that it had nothing to do with r3309. Sorry for the red herring.

 Regards

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