[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:  closed  
  Priority:  normal      |   Milestone:  2.0.0   
 Component:  Other       |     Version:          
Resolution:  invalid     |    Keywords:          
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Changes (by pv):

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


Comment:

 It's the correct data type.
 {{{
 x = dtype(...)
 x[0]
 }}}
 returns the first field of the data type. The first field in your case is
 a sub-array containing 2 elements, and the correct scalar type for that is
 indeed `void`.

 Note that you are not creating "a structured array with vector columns",
 you create a structured array, with a field named 'a' that contains a sub-
 array of 2 floats.

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