[Numpy-tickets] [NumPy] #821: Numpy 1.1.0 broken for Python 2.3, because of unsupported dictionary update

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#821: Numpy 1.1.0 broken for Python 2.3, because of unsupported dictionary update
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 Reporter:  dhendriks  |        Owner:  pearu   
     Type:  defect     |       Status:  reopened
 Priority:  high       |    Milestone:  1.1.2   
Component:  numpy.ma   |      Version:          
 Severity:  major      |   Resolution:          
 Keywords:             |  
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Changes (by dhendriks):

  * status:  closed => reopened
  * resolution:  fixed =>

Comment:

 Once again a unit test failure:

 {{{
 ERROR: test_empty_file (numpy.lib.tests.test_io.TestLoadTxt)
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 Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "XXX/lib/python2.3/site-packages/numpy/lib/tests/test_io.py", line
 167, in test_empty_file
     assert_raises(IOError, np.loadtxt, c)
 NameError: global name 'assert_raises' is not defined
 }}}

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