[NumPy-Tickets] [NumPy] #1589: loadtxt reads floats in as float32 instead of float64 under certain cicumstances

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#1589: loadtxt reads floats in as float32 instead of float64 under certain
cicumstances
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  Reporter:  robitaille  |       Owner:  somebody
      Type:  defect      |      Status:  closed  
  Priority:  high        |   Milestone:  2.0.0   
 Component:  Other       |     Version:  devel   
Resolution:  invalid     |    Keywords:          
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Changes (by pv):

  * status:  new => closed
  * resolution:  => invalid


Comment:

 It's a printing issue, the data is correctly loaded (check the dtype), and
 no rounding occurs at any point:
 {{{
 >>> import numpy as np
 >>> x = np.array(-0.99999999961922814)
 >>> x
 array(-0.99999999961922814)
 >>> y
 array([-1., -1., -1.])
 >>> np.set_printoptions(precision=14)
 >>> y
 array([-0.99999999961923, -0.99999999961923, -0.99999999961923])
 }}}

 Now, one can argue `eval(repr(x))` should equal `x` whenever possible.
 However, since Numpy is used extensively interactively, obeying the
 current print precision probably makes more sense.

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