[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've gone with the patch as is. The patch in 1163 was defective as once
 the conversion to int was done, further conversion to int64 would fail if
 the value exceeded what can be held in long and the size of long varies
 between int32 and int64 depending on the platform.

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