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-rw-r--r--numpy/core/_add_newdocs.py3
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diff --git a/numpy/core/_add_newdocs.py b/numpy/core/_add_newdocs.py
index b60edd1df..bd309f4a5 100644
--- a/numpy/core/_add_newdocs.py
+++ b/numpy/core/_add_newdocs.py
@@ -5327,7 +5327,8 @@ add_newdoc('numpy.core.multiarray', 'dtype', ('descr',
`__array_interface__` attribute.
Warning: This attribute exists specifically for `__array_interface__`,
- and is not a datatype description compatible with `np.dtype`.
+ and passing it directly to `np.dtype` will not accurately reconstruct
+ some dtypes (e.g., scalar and subarray dtypes).
Examples
--------