[Numpy-tickets] [NumPy] #908: Infinite loop in loadtxt of empty file

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#908: Infinite loop in loadtxt of empty file
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 Reporter:  pv      |        Owner:  somebody
     Type:  defect  |       Status:  new     
 Priority:  normal  |    Milestone:  1.3.0   
Component:  Other   |      Version:  none    
 Severity:  normal  |   Resolution:          
 Keywords:          |  
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Comment (by pv):

 Apparently gets stuck here:
 {{{
     # Read until we find a line with some values, and use
     # it to estimate the number of columns, N.
     first_vals = None
 ->  while not first_vals:
 ->      first_line = fh.readline()
 ->      first_vals = split_line(first_line)
     N = len(usecols or first_vals)
 }}}

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