[NumPy-Tickets] [NumPy] #2139: Named dtype array: Difference between a[0]['name'] and a['name'][0]

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#2139: Named dtype array: Difference between a[0]['name'] and a['name'][0]
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 Reporter:  bmu     |       Owner:  somebody   
     Type:  defect  |      Status:  new        
 Priority:  normal  |   Milestone:  Unscheduled
Component:  Other   |     Version:  1.6.1      
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 I came across a question on stackoverflow
 (http://stackoverflow.com/q/9470604) and I am wondering if this is 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
 }}}

 Travis wrote that this something like a "design" bug in a post at numpy-
 discussion:

 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.python.numeric.general/50058

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