old_contents: 
  from numpy.testing import *
  set_package_path()
  import os as _os
  import numpy.core;reload(numpy.core)
  from numpy.core import *
  restore_path()
  
  class test_fromrecords(NumpyTestCase):
      def check_fromrecords(self):
          r = rec.fromrecords([[456,'dbe',1.2],[2,'de',1.3]],names='col1,col2,col3')
          assert_equal(r[0].item(),(456, 'dbe', 1.2))
  
      def check_method_array(self):
          r = rec.array('abcdefg'*100,formats='i2,a3,i4',shape=3,byteorder='big')
          assert_equal(r[1].item(),(25444, 'efg', 1633837924))
  
      def check_method_array2(self):
          r=rec.array([(1,11,'a'),(2,22,'b'),(3,33,'c'),(4,44,'d'),(5,55,'ex'),(6,66,'f'),(7,77,'g')],formats='u1,f4,a1')
          assert_equal(r[1].item(),(2, 22.0, 'b'))
  
      def check_recarray_slices(self):
          r=rec.array([(1,11,'a'),(2,22,'b'),(3,33,'c'),(4,44,'d'),(5,55,'ex'),(6,66,'f'),(7,77,'g')],formats='u1,f4,a1')
          assert_equal(r[1::2][1].item(),(4, 44.0, 'd'))
  
      def check_recarray_fromarrays(self):
          x1 = array([1,2,3,4])
          x2 = array(['a','dd','xyz','12'])
          x3 = array([1.1,2,3,4])
          r = rec.fromarrays([x1,x2,x3],names='a,b,c')
          assert_equal(r[1].item(),(2,'dd',2.0))
          x1[1] = 34
          assert_equal(r.a,array([1,2,3,4]))
  
      def check_recarray_fromfile(self):
          __path__ = _os.path.split(__file__)
          print __file__
          filename = _os.path.join(__path__[0], "testdata.fits")
          fd = open(filename)
          fd.seek(2880*2)
          r = rec.fromfile(fd, formats='f8,i4,a5', shape=3, byteorder='big')
  
  if __name__ == "__main__":
      NumpyTest().run()
  
new_contents: 
  from numpy.testing import *
  set_package_path()
  import os as _os
  import numpy.core;reload(numpy.core)
  from numpy.core import *
  restore_path()
  
  class test_fromrecords(NumpyTestCase):
      def check_fromrecords(self):
          r = rec.fromrecords([[456,'dbe',1.2],[2,'de',1.3]],names='col1,col2,col3')
          assert_equal(r[0].item(),(456, 'dbe', 1.2))
  
      def check_method_array(self):
          r = rec.array('abcdefg'*100,formats='i2,a3,i4',shape=3,byteorder='big')
          assert_equal(r[1].item(),(25444, 'efg', 1633837924))
  
      def check_method_array2(self):
          r=rec.array([(1,11,'a'),(2,22,'b'),(3,33,'c'),(4,44,'d'),(5,55,'ex'),(6,66,'f'),(7,77,'g')],formats='u1,f4,a1')
          assert_equal(r[1].item(),(2, 22.0, 'b'))
  
      def check_recarray_slices(self):
          r=rec.array([(1,11,'a'),(2,22,'b'),(3,33,'c'),(4,44,'d'),(5,55,'ex'),(6,66,'f'),(7,77,'g')],formats='u1,f4,a1')
          assert_equal(r[1::2][1].item(),(4, 44.0, 'd'))
  
      def check_recarray_fromarrays(self):
          x1 = array([1,2,3,4])
          x2 = array(['a','dd','xyz','12'])
          x3 = array([1.1,2,3,4])
          r = rec.fromarrays([x1,x2,x3],names='a,b,c')
          assert_equal(r[1].item(),(2,'dd',2.0))
          x1[1] = 34
          assert_equal(r.a,array([1,2,3,4]))
  
      def check_recarray_fromfile(self):
          __path__ = _os.path.split(__file__)
          filename = _os.path.join(__path__[0], "testdata.fits")
          fd = open(filename)
          fd.seek(2880*2)
          r = rec.fromfile(fd, formats='f8,i4,a5', shape=3, byteorder='big')
  
  if __name__ == "__main__":
      NumpyTest().run()
  
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