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diff --git a/doc/release/upcoming_changes/22963.new_feature.rst b/doc/release/upcoming_changes/22963.new_feature.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..88ec3f641 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/release/upcoming_changes/22963.new_feature.rst @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +String dtype instances can be created from the string abstract dtype classes +---------------------------------------------------------------------------- +It is now possible to create a string dtype instance with a size without +using the string name of the dtype. For example, ``type(np.dtype('U'))(8)`` +will create a dtype that is equivalent to ``np.dtype('U8')``. This feature +is most useful when writing generic code dealing with string dtype +classes. |