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diff --git a/doc/source/user/basics.rec.rst b/doc/source/user/basics.rec.rst index 98589b472..b3c7f9e4a 100644 --- a/doc/source/user/basics.rec.rst +++ b/doc/source/user/basics.rec.rst @@ -146,16 +146,14 @@ summary they are: 4. A dictionary of field names - The use of this form of specification is discouraged, but documented here - because older numpy code may use it. The keys of the dictionary are the - field names and the values are tuples specifying type and offset:: + The keys of the dictionary are the field names and the values are tuples + specifying type and offset:: >>> np.dtype({'col1': ('i1', 0), 'col2': ('f4', 1)}) dtype([('col1', 'i1'), ('col2', '<f4')]) - This form is discouraged because Python dictionaries do not preserve order - in Python versions before Python 3.6, and the order of the fields in a - structured dtype has meaning. :ref:`Field Titles <titles>` may be + This form was discouraged because Python dictionaries did not preserve order + in Python versions before Python 3.6. :ref:`Field Titles <titles>` may be specified by using a 3-tuple, see below. Manipulating and Displaying Structured Datatypes |