[NumPy-Tickets] [NumPy] #1233: Deserialized arrays with base mutate strings

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#1233: Deserialized arrays with base mutate strings
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 Reporter:  hniksic     |       Owner:  somebody
     Type:  defect      |      Status:  new     
 Priority:  highest     |   Milestone:  1.6.0   
Component:  numpy.core  |     Version:  devel   
 Keywords:              |  
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Changes (by mwiebe):

  * priority:  normal => highest
  * version:  => devel
  * milestone:  => 1.6.0


Comment:

 The first case no longer creates a view into a string in 1.6 beta, but the
 second case still does. The unpickled array should always own its data.

 The behavior of Python's internal 'A' string being changed is still there:

 {{{
 In [64]: a = numpy.array([65], 'int8')

 In [65]: b = a[::-1]

 In [66]: c = p.loads(p.dumps(b, -1))

 In [67]: c
 Out[67]: array([65], dtype=int8)

 In [68]: c.base
 Out[68]: 'A'

 In [69]: c[0] = 66

 In [70]: c.base
 Out[70]: 'B'

 In [71]: type(c.base)
 Out[71]: str

 In [72]: 'A'
 Out[72]: 'B'
 }}}

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