[Numpy-tickets] [NumPy] #422: __getitem__ method of MaskedArray returns ndarray in some cases

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#422: __getitem__ method of MaskedArray returns ndarray in some cases
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 Reporter:  reggie      |       Owner:  somebody
     Type:  defect      |      Status:  new     
 Priority:  normal      |   Milestone:          
Component:  numpy.core  |     Version:          
 Severity:  normal      |    Keywords:          
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 When using extended slicing on a MaskedArray with its mask set to nomask,
 the {{{__getitem__}}} method (called because of the *extended* slicing)
 will return only the data portion of the MaskedArray thereby causing the
 result of your slicing operation to be an ndarray instead of a
 MaskedArray.

 I'm attaching a patch that seems to fix this problem and also eliminates
 the {{{__getslice__}}} and {{{__setslice__}}} methods as I believe they're
 only needed in Python versions prior to 2.0 which aren't supported by
 numpy, if I'm not mistaken.

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Ticket URL: <http://projects.scipy.org/scipy/numpy/ticket/422>
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