[NumPy-Tickets] [NumPy] #1629: np.prod returns 0 in case of integer overflow

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#1629: np.prod returns 0 in case of integer overflow
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 Reporter:  kilian  |       Owner:  somebody   
     Type:  defect  |      Status:  new        
 Priority:  normal  |   Milestone:  Unscheduled
Component:  Other   |     Version:  1.4.0      
 Keywords:          |  
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 I am using np.prod to calculate the number of elements of a sparse matrix
 (np.prod(C.shape)) and I noticed the following behavior: In case the
 result is greater than 2**31, zero is returned. Instead, the result should
 be converted to int long int (or at least an exception should be raised).

 {{{
 >>> import numpy as np
 >>> np.version.version
 '1.4.0'
 >>> np.prod([2**16,2**16])
 0
 }}}

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