Add test for numeric type array creation from string values.

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/numpy/core/tests/test_multiarray.py b/numpy/core/tests/test_multiarray.py
index fad5f69a9..ec1bf4369 100644
--- a/numpy/core/tests/test_multiarray.py
+++ b/numpy/core/tests/test_multiarray.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import numpy as np
 from numpy.testing import *
 from numpy.core import *
 
+
 class TestFlags(NumpyTestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.a = arange(10)
@@ -268,6 +269,14 @@ class TestCreation(NumpyTestCase):
                 pass
         self.failUnlessRaises(ValueError, array, x())
 
+    def check_from_string(self) :
+        types = np.typecodes['AllInteger'] + np.typecodes['Float']
+        nstr = ['123','123']
+        result = array([123, 123], dtype=int)
+        for type in types :
+            msg = 'String conversion for %s' % type
+            assert_equal(array(nstr, dtype=type), result, err_msg=msg)
+
 class TestBool(NumpyTestCase):
     def check_test_interning(self):
         a0 = bool_(0)