[NumPy-Tickets] [NumPy] #1600: PyArray_DescrConverter inconsistency with empty arrays in records

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#1600: PyArray_DescrConverter inconsistency with empty arrays in records
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 Reporter:  steveb      |       Owner:  somebody
     Type:  defect      |      Status:  new     
 Priority:  normal      |   Milestone:  2.0.0   
Component:  numpy.core  |     Version:          
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 When a record type is defined using a dictionary, dtype doesn't allow zero
 length arrays.

 {{{
 np.dtype([('val1', np.float32, (0,))]) # OK
 np.dtype({'names': ['val1'], 'formats':[(np.float32, (0,))]}) # Throws
 TypeError
 }}}

 It isn't clear to me why they shouldn't be allowed in this case.

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