[Numpy-discussion] zero dimensions in numarray.strings?

[Francesc Alted]

Hi,

It seems like if numarray.strings module is not able to create objects when
one of its dimensions is zero. For example, this works:

>>> import numarray
>>> numarray.array([], shape=(1,0,2))
array([])

but, for strings, it raises the next error:

>>> numarray.strings.array(None, itemsize=3, shape=(1,0,2))
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.3/site-packages/numarray/strings.py", line 955, 
in array
    byteoffset=byteoffset, bytestride=bytestride)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.3/site-packages/numarray/strings.py", line 94, 
in __init__
    self.fill(" ")
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.3/site-packages/numarray/strings.py", line 318, 
in fill
    self[:] = char*self._itemsize
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.3/site-packages/numarray/generic.py", line 505, 
in _slicedIndexing
    retarr._copyFrom(value)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.3/site-packages/numarray/strings.py", line 202, 
in _copyFrom
    me[:] = it[..., :self._itemsize]
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.3/site-packages/numarray/generic.py", line 505, 
in _slicedIndexing
    retarr._copyFrom(value)
libnumarray.error: copy1bytes: access beyond buffer. offset=2 buffersize=0

I think it would be nice (and consistent) to support that in strings too.

Thanks,

-- 
Francesc Alted