[NumPy-Tickets] [NumPy] #1807: Resizing string array to zero length causes datatype to change to 1 character.

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#1807: Resizing string array to zero length causes datatype to change to 1
character.
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 Reporter:  bellamyj    |       Owner:  somebody   
     Type:  defect      |      Status:  new        
 Priority:  normal      |   Milestone:  Unscheduled
Component:  numpy.core  |     Version:  devel      
 Keywords:              |  
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 If a string array is resized to zero length, and then to non-zero length,
 the data type will change to a single character (|S1).

 See the attached code for an example.

 I'm running 32 bit Python 2.7.1 on Windows and !NumPy 1.5.1.

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