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diff --git a/doc/source/reference/arrays.classes.rst b/doc/source/reference/arrays.classes.rst index f9abfbafa..9e94d5c4d 100644 --- a/doc/source/reference/arrays.classes.rst +++ b/doc/source/reference/arrays.classes.rst @@ -227,6 +227,11 @@ Character arrays (:mod:`numpy.char`) .. index:: single: character arrays +.. note:: + The chararray module exists for backwards compatibility with Numarray, + it is not recommended for new development. If one needs arrays of + strings, use arrays of `dtype` object. + These are enhanced arrays of either :class:`string` type or :class:`unicode_` type. These arrays inherit from the :class:`ndarray`, but specially-define the operations ``+``, ``*``, |