[NumPy-Tickets] [NumPy] #2024: NULL bytes removed from end of string in NumPy array

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#2024: NULL bytes removed from end of string in NumPy array
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 Reporter:  edcjones                |       Owner:  somebody   
     Type:  defect                  |      Status:  new        
 Priority:  normal                  |   Milestone:  Unscheduled
Component:  numpy.core              |     Version:  1.4.1      
 Keywords:  NULL terminated string  |  
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Comment(by charris):

 Numpy strings *are* zero terminated. There is no place to put a string
 length for each entry individually, so all the strings are put into slots
 of fixed length and empty space at the end is filled with zeros.

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