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TypeError: argument 'input': 'ndarray' object is not an instance of 'ndarray'

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3/5
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1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
45/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
numpy, python, rust

Research direction

Start with the _set_node_vector signature shown in the issue and reproduce the three inputs: object-dtype 1D, default-dtype 1D, and object-dtype 2D arrays. Compare the resulting errors and make the invalid dtype and shape cases provide more useful guidance than the current generic TypeError.

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Description

When trying to capture an Array from Python using the following input scheme:

fn _set_node_vector<'py>(
    &mut self, 
    py: Python<'py>, 
    input: Bound<'py, numpy::PyArray1<Py<PyAny>>>,
) -> PyResult<()>

I have three cases:
a) Valid input: the array is correctly specified: v1 = np.array([1.0, 2.0], dtype=object)
b) Invalid i1 = np.array([1.0, 2.0]) (possibly because the dtype is float)
c) Invalid: i2 = np.array([[1.0, 2.0]], dtype=object) (shape is wrong)

In both invalid cases the error returned is:

TypeError: argument 'input': 'ndarray' object is not an instance of 'ndarray'

Bit more steering can be helpful...

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