[Numpy-discussion] Question for Travis

Travis, What are the fundamental types for ndarrays? We have the c types, 'bBhHiIlLqQfdg', together with the boolean and complex types. Then we have types defined by length, int8, uint8, etc. The long types change length going from 32 to 64 bit machines, so there can be a couple of c-types corresponding to the same precision. So I am wondering which types should be considered "fundamental" and what types are used to identify pickled arrays and arrays stored with the new .nz formats. Chuck