[NumPy-Tickets] [NumPy] #1898: Casting complex numpy array scalars to Python scalars

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#1898: Casting complex numpy array scalars to Python scalars
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 Reporter:  AndreasKloeckner  |       Owner:  somebody   
     Type:  defect            |      Status:  new        
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:  Unscheduled
Component:  Other             |     Version:  1.6.0      
 Keywords:                    |  
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 Contrast this:

 {{{
 >>> x = np.array(17+3j, dtype=np.complex128)
 >>> complex(x)
 Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
 TypeError: can't convert complex to float
 }}}

 with this:

 {{{
 >>> x = np.array(17, dtype=np.float64)
 >>> float(x)
 17.0
 }}}

 There's no obvious reason why one should work, but not the other. (In
 other words, numpy implements .__float__() but not .__complex__().)

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