[NumPy-Tickets] [NumPy] #1892: object arrays converted to string arrays of 'S' dtype have default length. (was: numpy.vectorize truncates strings)

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#1892: object arrays converted to string arrays of 'S' dtype have default length.
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 Reporter:  ehiggs                     |       Owner:  somebody   
     Type:  defect                     |      Status:  new        
 Priority:  normal                     |   Milestone:  Unscheduled
Component:  Other                      |     Version:  devel      
 Keywords:  vectorize string truncate  |  
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Changes (by charris):

  * version:  1.4.1 => devel


Comment:

 Looks like numpy needs to know how long the string for the object arrays
 is going to be before creation and falls back to a default size instead of
 trying to determine it.

 The default size is a bit larger on my machine with current master:


 {{{
 In [2]: array(array(['0123456789'*10],dtype=object),dtype='S')
 Out[2]:
 array(['0123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123'],
       dtype='|S64')
 }}}

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