[NumPy-Tickets] [NumPy] #2068: Named dtype array: Difference between a[0]['name'] and a['name'][0]?

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#2068: Named dtype array: Difference between a[0]['name'] and a['name'][0]?
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 Reporter:  nschloe       |       Owner:  somebody   
     Type:  defect        |      Status:  new        
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Unscheduled
Component:  Other         |     Version:  1.6.1      
 Keywords:  dtype, array  |  
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 Hi!

 I came across the following oddity in numpy which may or may not be a bug:

 {{{
 import numpy as np
 dt = np.dtype([('tuple', (int, 2))])
 a = np.zeros(3, dt)
 type(a['tuple'][0])  % ndarray
 type(a[0]['tuple'])  % ndarray

 a['tuple'][0] = (1,2)  % ok
 a[0]['tuple'] = (1,2)  % ValueError: shape-mismatch on array construction
 }}}

 I would have expected that both of the options below work.
 Opinions?

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