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DOC: Add docstrings for some scalar types - #17521
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| When used in array, this type cannot contain trailing nulls. |
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I'm trying to avoid describing the awkwardness that is #15477 here...
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| add_newdoc_for_scalar_type('str_', ['str0', 'unicode_'], |
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It's tempting to just not mention these str0 etc types. No one should be using them, and documenting them might just encourage people.
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| void(b'\x61\x62\x63\x64') |
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Thanks - fixed with a raw-string, I think
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Somehow this caused a segfault... I've restarted the test to see if it was random... |
Hmm, there was another segfault not too long ago, I don't recall the details, but it also went away on second try. Worth noting. |
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Unfortunately the act of restarting the build threw away the build log... |
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Thanks Eric. Do you recall which test run segfaulted? |
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Yes, it was this one before it was restarted: https://travis-ci.org/github/numpy/numpy/jobs/734723008 |
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ISTR that the previous segfault was also in the |
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Partially addresses #10106. Feel free to suggest and/or commit improvements.
https://16285-908607-gh.circle-artifacts.com/0/doc/build/html/reference/arrays.scalars.html?highlight=scalars#other-types