[NumPy-Tickets] [NumPy] #333: Improve error message when making a structured array from an invalid input (was: Creating an array from a n-dim dtype type fails)

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#333: Improve error message when making a structured array from an invalid input
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 Reporter:  faltet       |       Owner:  somebody   
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new        
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Unscheduled
Component:  numpy.core   |     Version:  devel      
 Keywords:               |  
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Comment(by mwiebe):

 I don't think the input can be interpreted as the requested dtype in the
 failing cases, broadcasting during array construction to resolve it also
 seems like a bad idea to me. The error message is pretty bad, I don't even
 know what a "readable buffer object" is.

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