Add test for long numbers in numpy.rec.array formats string

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/numpy/core/tests/test_records.py b/numpy/core/tests/test_records.py
index 87c661938..7b1f9cd55 100644
--- a/numpy/core/tests/test_records.py
+++ b/numpy/core/tests/test_records.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import sys
 from os import path
 import numpy as np
 from numpy.testing import *
@@ -111,6 +112,13 @@ class TestFromrecords(TestCase):
         assert_equal(a.b, ['a', 'bbb'])
         assert_equal(a[-1].b, 'bbb')
 
+    @dec.skipif(sys.version_info[0] > 2)
+    def test_recarray_from_long_formats(self):
+        # Pull request #376
+        a = [[1]]
+        ra = np.rec.array(a, shape=1, formats='(1L, 1L)i4')
+        assert_equal(a, ra.f0[0])
+
 
 class TestRecord(TestCase):
     def setUp(self):