[NumPy-Tickets] [NumPy] #2200: Setting the itemsize of a dtype in dict-style constructor doesn't work

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#2200: Setting the itemsize of a dtype in dict-style constructor doesn't work
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 Reporter:  dpitch40    |       Owner:  somebody
     Type:  defect      |      Status:  new     
 Priority:  normal      |   Milestone:  1.7.0   
Component:  numpy.core  |     Version:  devel   
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 From a Python 2.7 console session:

 >>> import numpy as np
 >>> dt = np.dtype({"names": ["First"],
                    "formats": [np.uint32],
                    "offsets": [3],
                    "itemsize": 8})
 >>> dt.itemsize
 7

 Obviously the actual itemsize of the dtype doesn't match the one I
 specified. It appears to set the itemsize to the smallest one that
 accommodates all of the elements of the type with their offsets. I am
 using Numpy 1.6.2.

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