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diff --git a/numpy/core/arrayprint.py b/numpy/core/arrayprint.py
index e33e5a969..50ae4fb26 100644
--- a/numpy/core/arrayprint.py
+++ b/numpy/core/arrayprint.py
@@ -169,7 +169,8 @@ def _array2string(a, max_line_width, precision, suppress_small, separator=' ',
data.imag, precision, suppress_small, sign=1)
format_function = lambda x: \
_formatComplex(x, real_format, imag_format)
- elif issubclass(dtype, _nt.unicode_):
+ elif issubclass(dtype, _nt.unicode_) or \
+ issubclass(dtype, _nt.string_):
format = "%s"
format_function = lambda x: repr(x)
else: