[NumPy-Tickets] [NumPy] #1370: numpy.load() crashes on invalid data

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#1370: numpy.load() crashes on invalid data
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 Reporter:  dhelfman    |       Owner:  somebody
     Type:  defect      |      Status:  new     
 Priority:  normal      |   Milestone:  1.5.0   
Component:  numpy.core  |     Version:  1.4.0   
 Keywords:              |  
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Comment(by ChrisBarker):

 Note 2:

 nor does is crash with numpy1.4, Python2.6, OS-X 10.4.11, PPC:

 {{{
 Python 2.6 (trunk:66714:66715M, Oct  1 2008, 18:36:04)
 [GCC 4.0.1 (Apple Computer, Inc. build 5370)] on darwin
 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
 >>> import numpy as np
 >>> np.__version__
 '1.4.0'
 >>>
 >>> import cStringIO as io
 >>> np.load( io.StringIO( '0' ) )
 Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
   File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/python2.6
 /site-packages/numpy/lib/io.py", line 301, in load
     "Failed to interpret file %s as a pickle" % repr(file)
 IOError: Failed to interpret file <cStringIO.StringI object at 0xf500> as
 a pickle
 >>>
 }}}

 maybe an endian difference?

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