[NumPy-Tickets] [NumPy] #1458: loadtxt doesn't unpack structred arrays with unpack=True

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#1458: loadtxt doesn't unpack structred arrays with unpack=True
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 Reporter:  gdub       |       Owner:  somebody    
     Type:  defect     |      Status:  needs_review
 Priority:  high       |   Milestone:  1.6.0       
Component:  numpy.lib  |     Version:  devel       
 Keywords:             |  
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Comment(by charris):

 The returned values aren't necessarily in the same order as the specified
 names. Unless that can be fixed this functionality would seem to lose much
 of its usefulness. Apply the patch, then do

 {{{
 txt = StringIO(asbytes("M 21 72\nF 35 58"))
 dt = { 'names': ('a', 'b', 'c'), 'formats': ('S1', 'i4', 'f4')}
 a, b, c = np.loadtxt(txt, dtype=dt, unpack=True)
 }}}

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