[NumPy-Tickets] [NumPy] #1565: loadtxt fails to load large unsigned int64 integers.

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#1565: loadtxt fails to load large unsigned int64 integers.
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 Reporter:  rainwoodman  |       Owner:  somebody    
     Type:  defect       |      Status:  needs_review
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  1.6.0       
Component:  Other        |     Version:  1.4.0       
 Keywords:               |  
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Comment(by charris):

 I wonder if the integer conversions shouldn't just return the int function
 instead of going through a double. Doing so would cause an error to be
 raised if a float string were encountered. Why did this function go
 through a float in the first place?

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