[Numpy-tickets] [NumPy] #279: 'a' key should be added to typeDict

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#279: 'a' key should be added to typeDict
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 Reporter:  faltet      |       Owner:  somebody   
     Type:  defect      |      Status:  new        
 Priority:  normal      |   Milestone:  1.0 Release
Component:  numpy.core  |     Version:  devel      
 Severity:  minor       |    Keywords:             
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 I think that typeDict should receive a new 'a' entry for string types. For
 example, the next works:

 {{{
 In [12]: numpy.__version__
 Out[12]: '1.0b5.dev3084'

 In [13]: numpy.dtype('i2')
 Out[13]: dtype('<i2')

 In [14]: numpy.typeDict['i']
 Out[14]: <type 'numpy.int32'>
 }}}

 but this don't

 {{{
 In [15]: numpy.dtype('a2')
 Out[15]: dtype('|S2')

 In [16]: numpy.typeDict['a']
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 <type 'exceptions.KeyError'>              Traceback (most recent call
 last)

 /home/faltet/carabos/repositori/projectes/GESTA_2006/<ipython console> in
 <module>()

 <type 'exceptions.KeyError'>: 'a'

 }}}

 Thanks

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