[f2py] status of numpy and character string arrays

[pearu at cens.ioc.ee]

On Tue, 2 Jan 2007, ES wrote:

> Eli:
> Thanks so much for such a quick response! Is the third generation of 
> f2py available, perhaps from a repository?

Yes, but the g3 f2py (available as `f2py --g3-numpy`) is not ready for
production use (it still lacks array support).

> Your answer got me a lot closer and is easy for me to implement. I 
> still get an error following your example. Is this something you 
> recognize? Is it a numpy issue (I'm 0.9.9 and you are 1.0.1.dev3413)?

Yes. You need newer numpy rather than 0.9.9 version.

HTH,
Pearu