[Numpy-svn] r4595 - trunk/numpy/core/src

[numpy-svn at scipy.org]

Author: rkern
Date: 2007-12-15 23:21:28 -0600 (Sat, 15 Dec 2007)
New Revision: 4595

Modified:
   trunk/numpy/core/src/arrayobject.c
Log:
Make array_getcharbuf be the same as array_getreadbuf.

Modified: trunk/numpy/core/src/arrayobject.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/numpy/core/src/arrayobject.c	2007-12-16 04:49:12 UTC (rev 4594)
+++ trunk/numpy/core/src/arrayobject.c	2007-12-16 05:21:28 UTC (rev 4595)
@@ -3139,16 +3139,7 @@
 static Py_ssize_t
 array_getcharbuf(PyArrayObject *self, Py_ssize_t segment, constchar **ptrptr)
 {
-    if (self->descr->type_num == PyArray_STRING || \
-        self->descr->type_num == PyArray_UNICODE || \
-        self->descr->elsize == 1)
-        return array_getreadbuf(self, segment, (void **) ptrptr);
-    else {
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
-                        "non-character (or 8-bit) array cannot be "\
-                        "interpreted as character buffer");
-        return -1;
-    }
+    return array_getreadbuf(self, segment, (void **) ptrptr);
 }
 
 static PyBufferProcs array_as_buffer = {