[NumPy-Tickets] [NumPy] #1384: C API to get human-readable dtype description from a PyArray_Descr

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#1384: C API to get human-readable dtype description from a PyArray_Descr
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 Reporter:  cdavid      |       Owner:  somebody
     Type:  task        |      Status:  new     
 Priority:  normal      |   Milestone:  1.5.0   
Component:  numpy.core  |     Version:          
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Comment(by pv):

 Can you call `__repr__` on the object? IIRC, the Descr is also a Python
 object, and the repr of dtype implements this conversion.

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