[NumPy-Tickets] [NumPy] #2046: Deleting ndarray.real on an instance segfaults

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#2046: Deleting ndarray.real on an instance segfaults
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 Reporter:  alex_gaynor  |       Owner:  somebody   
     Type:  defect       |      Status:  new        
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Unscheduled
Component:  Other        |     Version:  devel      
 Keywords:               |  
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Old description:

> Tested on the latest numpy master from github:
>
> {{{
> (e268cfc7-ff3f-4d97-a02c-27481c8a8186)alex@alex-gaynor-
> laptop:~/.virtualenvs/e268cfc7-ff3f-4d97-a02c-27481c8a8186$ python
> Python 2.7.2+ (default, Oct  4 2011, 20:06:09)
> [GCC 4.6.1] on linux2
> Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
> >>> import numpy
> >>> del numpy.arange(5).real
> Segmentation fault
>
> }}}
>
> Note that if a getter isn't used we get
>

> {{{
> In [3]: del ones(3)
>   File "<ipython-input-3-b548f34f731a>", line 1
> SyntaxError: can't delete function call (<ipython-input-3-b548f34f731a>,
> line 1)
>

> In [4]: del ones(3).view(double)
>   File "<ipython-input-4-6d0dbe42344e>", line 1
> SyntaxError: can't delete function call (<ipython-input-4-6d0dbe42344e>,
> line 1)
>
> }}}
>
> which is a strange message. But it looks like this might almost be
> considered a Python bug where python del can't recognize getters/setters.

New description:

 Tested on the latest numpy master from github:

 {{{
 (e268cfc7-ff3f-4d97-a02c-27481c8a8186)alex@alex-gaynor-
 laptop:~/.virtualenvs/e268cfc7-ff3f-4d97-a02c-27481c8a8186$ python
 Python 2.7.2+ (default, Oct  4 2011, 20:06:09)
 [GCC 4.6.1] on linux2
 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
 >>> import numpy
 >>> del numpy.arange(5).real
 Segmentation fault

 }}}

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Comment(by charris):

 Oops, sorry I overwrote the original.

 Note that if a getter isn't used we get


 {{{
 In [3]: del ones(3)
   File "<ipython-input-3-b548f34f731a>", line 1
 SyntaxError: can't delete function call (<ipython-input-3-b548f34f731a>,
 line 1)


 In [4]: del ones(3).view(double)
   File "<ipython-input-4-6d0dbe42344e>", line 1
 SyntaxError: can't delete function call (<ipython-input-4-6d0dbe42344e>,
 line 1)

 }}}

 which is a strange message. But it looks like this might almost be
 considered a Python bug where python del can't recognize getters/setters.

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