[NumPy-Tickets] [NumPy] #2239: result of multiplication on uint64 incorrectly cast to float

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#2239: result of multiplication on uint64 incorrectly cast to float
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 Reporter:  rainwoodman  |       Owner:  somebody   
     Type:  defect       |      Status:  new        
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Unscheduled
Component:  numpy.core   |     Version:  devel      
 Keywords:               |  
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 test case:

 import numpy
 x = numpy.array(4, dtype='u8')
 print (x * 2).dtype
 # gives float64.

 y = numpy.array(4, dtype='i8')
 print (x * 2).dtype
 # gives int64

 The upcasting from uint64 to float64 is quite surprising,
 and it breaks code where an integer is expected and an expression
 as simple as x * 2 will raise an error.

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