2 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/numpy/lib/function_base.py b/numpy/lib/function_base.py
index 1a93b5a1d..03a4ef0b6 100644
--- a/numpy/lib/function_base.py
+++ b/numpy/lib/function_base.py
@@ -2737,6 +2737,7 @@ def sinc(x):
     <matplotlib.image.AxesImage object at 0x...>
 
     """
+    x = np.asanyarray(x)
     y = pi* where(x == 0, 1.0e-20, x)
     return sin(y)/y
 
diff --git a/numpy/lib/tests/test_function_base.py b/numpy/lib/tests/test_function_base.py
index 696d9bc85..5d0f8aa45 100644
--- a/numpy/lib/tests/test_function_base.py
+++ b/numpy/lib/tests/test_function_base.py
@@ -499,6 +499,13 @@ class TestSinc(TestCase):
         #check symmetry
         assert_array_almost_equal(w, flipud(w), 7)
 
+    def test_array_like(self):
+        x = [0, 0.5]
+        y1 = sinc(array(x))
+        y2 = sinc(list(x))
+        y3 = sinc(tuple(x))
+        assert_array_equal(y1, y2)
+        assert_array_equal(y1, y3)
 
 class TestHistogram(TestCase):
     def setUp(self):