[NumPy-Tickets] [NumPy] #1557: Bug with dtype.type for structured arrays

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#1557: Bug with dtype.type for structured arrays
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 Reporter:  robitaille  |       Owner:  somebody
     Type:  defect      |      Status:  new     
 Priority:  normal      |   Milestone:  2.0.0   
Component:  Other       |     Version:          
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 If I create a structured array with vector columns:

 {{{
 >>> array = np.array(zip([[1,2],[1,2],[1,3]]),dtype=[('a',float,2)])
 }}}

 then examine the type of the column, I get:

 {{{
 >>> array.dtype[0]
 dtype(('float64',(2,)))
 }}}

 Then, if I try and view the numerical type, I see:

 {{{
 >>> array.dtype[0].type
 <type 'numpy.void'>
 }}}

 I have to basically do

 {{{
 >>> array.dtype[0].subdtype[0]
 dtype('float64')
 }}}

 to get what I need. I seem to remember that this used not to be the case,
 and
 that even for vector columns, one could access array.dtype[0].type to get
 the
 numerical type.

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