[NumPy-Tickets] [NumPy] #1437: Copy a complex array into a slice of a real array takes the real part.

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#1437: Copy a complex array into a slice of a real array takes the real part.
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  Reporter:  SevenThunders  |       Owner:  somebody
      Type:  defect         |      Status:  closed  
  Priority:  normal         |   Milestone:          
 Component:  Other          |     Version:          
Resolution:  invalid        |    Keywords:          
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Changes (by charris):

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


Comment:

 You can't store a complex into the space reserved for a real, it won't
 fit. Matlab makes a new array in this situation, Numpy does it "inplace".
 It's not a bug, it is a design decision. That said, the next version of
 Numpy will issue a warning when this happens because it is almost always a
 programming error rather than intended behavior. Even experienced Numpy
 users get caught by it on occasion.

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