[Numpy-tickets] [NumPy] #598: incorrect behaviour with ( "%d"%a[i]) on uint64

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#598: incorrect behaviour with ( "%d"%a[i]) on uint64
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 Reporter:  gregsmith_to  |        Owner:  somebody
     Type:  defect        |       Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal        |    Milestone:  1.0.4   
Component:  Other         |      Version:  1.0.2   
 Severity:  normal        |   Resolution:          
 Keywords:                |  
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Comment (by jarrod.millman):

 Stefan was referring to the development code for the upcoming 1.0.4
 release:
 {{{
 >>> import numpy; numpy.__version__
 '1.0.4.dev4253'
 >>> a = numpy.zeros(5,numpy.uint64)
 >>> a[0] = -1
 >>> a
 array([18446744073709551615,                    0,                    0,
                           0,                    0], dtype=uint64)
 >>> "%d"%a[0]
 Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
 TypeError: int argument required
 >>> "%u" % a[0]
 Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
 TypeError: int argument required
 >>> "%x" % a[0]
 Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
 TypeError: int argument required
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <http://scipy.org/scipy/numpy/ticket/598#comment:5>
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