[PYTHON MATRIX-SIG] type coercion one more time

[Hinsen Konrad]

     Also, I don't recall anyone presenting a list of 'nice' names for
   the Matrix functions as Konrad has been advocating. I think having
   these is a good idea; the type code that we have now has always seemed
   somehow counter to (my view of) the Python 'do-it-the-Right-Way'
   attitude.  If I actually list them all out here, maybe this will force
   the issue and start some discussion. Comments on the following?

      Array_Char, Array_UChar
      Array_Short, Array_UShort
      Array_Integer,Array_UInteger,
      Array_Float, Array_Double,
      Array_FloatComplex, Array_DoubleComplex

   'Unsigned' instead of 'U'? XArray instead of Array_X? BTW, is the C

Do we have unsigned types? I proposed a similar list of names a
while ago, using "XArray" instead of "Array_X". I prefer that form
because it is closer to the real-life expressions "integer array",
"float array" etc. But the main point is to get rid of these
silly type codes!

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