Bug#898577: pytables: FTBFS - 56 tests fail with 'TypeError: a float is required'

[Gilles Filippini]

Source: pytables
Version: 3.4.3-1
Severity: serious
Justification: FTBFS

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Hi,

pytables FTBFS on unstable during the tests step. 56 tests fail with errors like:

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ERROR: test00_description (tables.tests.test_tables.RecArrayTwoWriteTestCase)
Checking table description and descriptive fields.
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/build/lib.linux-x86_64-2.7/tables/tests/test_tables.py", line 138, in setUp
    self.populateFile()
  File "/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/build/lib.linux-x86_64-2.7/tables/tests/test_tables.py", line 213, in populateFile
    self.initRecArray()
  File "/<<PKGBUILDDIR>>/build/lib.linux-x86_64-2.7/tables/tests/test_tables.py", line 207, in initRecArray
    shape=self.expectedrows)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/numpy/core/records.py", line 847, in array
    return fromrecords(obj, dtype=dtype, shape=shape, **kwds)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/numpy/core/records.py", line 708, in fromrecords
    retval = sb.array(recList, dtype=descr)
TypeError: a float is required

Regards,

_g.


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