[NeXus-code-tickets] [NeXusCode] #156: python: support '|S1' for string data

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#156: python: support '|S1' for string data
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  Reporter:  Cpascual  |       Owner:  Paul Kienzle     
      Type:  defect    |      Status:  new              
  Priority:  minor     |   Milestone:  NeXus 4.2 Release
 Component:  bindings  |     Version:  4.2rc2           
Resolution:            |    Keywords:  numpy dtype char 
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Comment (by Paul Kienzle):

 Before trying to fix this, I would like to understand why you are passing
 numpy character arrays instead of python strings.

 Getting the interface to act consistently so that you get the same value
 back on read that you put in on write could be tricky.

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.nexusformat.org/code/ticket/156#comment:3>
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