BUG: Added numpy.dtype_ to valid pandas_dtype() type list

pcluo · Apr 24, 2017 · a358181 · a358181
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diff --git a/pandas/core/dtypes/common.py b/pandas/core/dtypes/common.py
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ def pandas_dtype(dtype):
             np.dtype(dtype)
         except (TypeError, ValueError):
             raise
-        if dtype == object:
+        if dtype in [object, np.object_]:
             return np.dtype(dtype)
         elif np.dtype(dtype).kind == 'O':
             raise TypeError('dtype {0} not understood'.format(dtype))