[NumPy-Tickets] [NumPy] #2185: recarray scalars are not swapped on assignment

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#2185: recarray scalars are not swapped on assignment
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 Reporter:  mbyt        |       Owner:  somebody
     Type:  defect      |      Status:  new     
 Priority:  normal      |   Milestone:  1.7.0   
Component:  numpy.core  |     Version:  1.6.1   
 Keywords:              |  
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 Hello,

 numpy seems to not swap the byte order when assigning scalars in record
 arrays:

 {{{
 #!python
 >>> import numpy as np
 >>>
 >>> dt = np.dtype([
 ...    ('head', '>u4'),
 ...    ('data', '>u4', 2),
 ... ])
 >>> buf = np.recarray(1, dtype=dt)
 >>> buf[0]['head'] = 1
 >>> buf[0]['data'][:] = [1,1]
 >>>
 >>> h = buf[0]['head']
 >>> d = buf[0]['data'][0]
 >>> buf[0]['head'] = h
 >>> buf[0]['data'][0] = d
 >>> print buf, '\n', h.dtype.byteorder, d.dtype.byteorder
 [(16777216L, array([1, 1], dtype=uint32))]
 = =
 }}}

 The byte order of both, h and d is native. However, when
 reassigning the scalar head in the recarray to h, the byte order is
 not swapped and h gets wrapped around to 16777216L
 (should be 1). Interestingly, the same is ok with an element of a vector
 (d stays 1, thus is swapped).

 This behavior is the same on windows 32bit, python 2.7.4, numpy 1.6.2.
 and on linux 32bit, python 2.6.6, numpy 1.4.1.


 Keep up the good work and cheers,[[BR]]
 Moritz

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