[Numpy-tickets] [NumPy] #297: Nested sequences with different lengths issues

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#297: Nested sequences with different lengths issues
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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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 !NumPy is not detecting string nested sequence with different lengths:

 {{{
 >>> numpy.array(['aaa', ['bbb', 'ccc']])
 array([aaa, ['b],
       dtype='|S3')
 }}}

 numarray does:

 {{{
 >>> numarray.strings.array(['aaa', ['bbb', 'ccc']])
 Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/numarray/strings.py", line 1117,
 in array
     padc=padc, kind=kind)
   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/numarray/strings.py", line 977,
 in fromlist
     shape, itemsize = _slistShape(slist, itemsize=itemsize, shape=shape)
   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/numarray/strings.py", line 912,
 in _slistShape
     shape_items = _slistShape0(slist)
   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/numarray/strings.py", line 887,
 in _slistShape0
     raise ValueError("Nested sequences with different lengths.")
 ValueError: Nested sequences with different lengths.
 }}}

 and I think this last message is quite adequate for the issue.

 Furthermore, I'd say that a message like numarray is better for numerical
 nested sequences with different lengths.

 NumPy:

 {{{
 >>> numpy.array([1, [2, 3]])
 Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
 TypeError: an integer is required
 }}}

 numarray:

 {{{
 >>> numarray.array([1, [2, 3]])
 Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/numarray/numarraycore.py", line
 417, in array
     return fromlist(sequence,type,shape)
   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/numarray/numarraycore.py", line
 267, in fromlist
     arr.fromlist(seq)
 ValueError: Nested sequences with different lengths.
 }}}

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