numpy 1.6.2 fails to compile with python 3.3.0 - ‘PyUnicodeObject’ has no member named ‘str’ (Trac #2221)

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Original ticket http://projects.scipy.org/numpy/ticket/2221 on 2012-10-03 by trac user tru, assigned to unknown.

numpy 1.6.2:
python3 setup.py build --fcompiler=gnu95
(without site.cfg)

fails to build

git version as of 2012/10/03 (commit e18e744)
compiles properly.

no issue with numpy 1.6.2 with python 3.2.3

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Attachment added by trac user tru on 2012-10-03: error.log

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trac user tru wrote on 2012-10-03

same issue as http://projects.scipy.org/numpy/ticket/1471 comment 13
see also
http://www.mail-archive.com/numpy-discussion@scipy.org/msg38344.html

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@rgommers wrote on 2012-10-05

This is fixed in master and 1.7.x. Numpy 1.6.2 was released well before Python 3.3, so it's not strange that those don't play well together. We're not planning on a 1.6.3 release, so closing as wontfix.