[Python-bugs-list] [ python-Bugs-634905 ] segfault unpickling Numeric 'O' array

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Bugs item #634905, was opened at 2002-11-07 10:56
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Category: Python Library
Group: None
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Raik Gruenberg (graik)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: segfault unpickling Numeric 'O' array

Initial Comment:
A numpy array of objects can only be unpickled in the
same Python interpreter where it was pickled. Otherwise
a segmentation fault occurs when the unpickled array is
first accessed.

Python version: all tested (2.1 and 2.2 and 2.2.1)
OS: all tested (Linux rh 7.1 and 7.3,  MacOSX)
Numeric version: 22

EXAMPLE:
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import sys
from Numeric import *
import cPickle

list = [{'name':'A', 'x':1}, {'name':'B', 'x':2}]

mask = [1,1]

rlist = compress( mask, list )
## rlist = rlist.tolist()    ## work-around

f = open( 'r.dat', 'w' )
r = cPickle.dump( rlist, f, 0) ## same with bin=1 or
pickle.dump
f.close()

sys.exit(0)

## RESTART PYTHON INTERPRETER HERE 
## (otherwise no segFault)
import cPickle

f = open( 'r.dat')
r = cPickle.load(f)  ## same with pickle.load
f.close()

## causes SEGFAULT:
print r

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The bug could probably also be submitted to the Numeric
team.

Greetings
Raik

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