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What happens when Desc.dtype is Desc.units?

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Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
numpy, python
Domain
data

Research direction

No files, tests, entry points, or acceptance criteria are identified. First clarify the intended behavior for Desc.dtype when it is Desc.units in the context of NumPy parametric dtypes, then locate the relevant implementation and tests; completion should include an agreed behavior and corresponding test coverage.

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Description

Now that numpy supports parametric dtype, matplotlib will see more custom types.

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