numpy 2.4.1__pp311-pypy311_pp73-macosx_14_0_arm64.whl

numpy/lib/tests/test_format.py

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+# doctest
+r''' Test the .npy file format.
+
+Set up:
+
+    >>> import sys
+    >>> from io import BytesIO
+    >>> from numpy.lib import format
+    >>>
+    >>> scalars = [
+    ...     np.uint8,
+    ...     np.int8,
+    ...     np.uint16,
+    ...     np.int16,
+    ...     np.uint32,
+    ...     np.int32,
+    ...     np.uint64,
+    ...     np.int64,
+    ...     np.float32,
+    ...     np.float64,
+    ...     np.complex64,
+    ...     np.complex128,
+    ...     object,
+    ... ]
+    >>>
+    >>> basic_arrays = []
+    >>>
+    >>> for scalar in scalars:
+    ...     for endian in '<>':
+    ...         dtype = np.dtype(scalar).newbyteorder(endian)
+    ...         basic = np.arange(15).astype(dtype)
+    ...         basic_arrays.extend([
+    ...             np.array([], dtype=dtype),
+    ...             np.array(10, dtype=dtype),
+    ...             basic,
+    ...             basic.reshape((3,5)),
+    ...             basic.reshape((3,5)).T,
+    ...             basic.reshape((3,5))[::-1,::2],
+    ...         ])
+    ...
+    >>>
+    >>> Pdescr = [
+    ...     ('x', 'i4', (2,)),
+    ...     ('y', 'f8', (2, 2)),
+    ...     ('z', 'u1')]
+    >>>
+    >>>
+    >>> PbufferT = [
+    ...     ([3,2], [[6.,4.],[6.,4.]], 8),
+    ...     ([4,3], [[7.,5.],[7.,5.]], 9),
+    ...     ]
+    >>>
+    >>>
+    >>> Ndescr = [
+    ...     ('x', 'i4', (2,)),
+    ...     ('Info', [
+    ...         ('value', 'c16'),
+    ...         ('y2', 'f8'),
+    ...         ('Info2', [
+    ...             ('name', 'S2'),
+    ...             ('value', 'c16', (2,)),
+    ...             ('y3', 'f8', (2,)),
+    ...             ('z3', 'u4', (2,))]),
+    ...         ('name', 'S2'),
+    ...         ('z2', 'b1')]),
+    ...     ('color', 'S2'),
+    ...     ('info', [
+    ...         ('Name', 'U8'),
+    ...         ('Value', 'c16')]),
+    ...     ('y', 'f8', (2, 2)),
+    ...     ('z', 'u1')]
+    >>>
+    >>>
+    >>> NbufferT = [
+    ...     ([3,2], (6j, 6., ('nn', [6j,4j], [6.,4.], [1,2]), 'NN', True), 'cc', ('NN', 6j), [[6.,4.],[6.,4.]], 8),
+    ...     ([4,3], (7j, 7., ('oo', [7j,5j], [7.,5.], [2,1]), 'OO', False), 'dd', ('OO', 7j), [[7.,5.],[7.,5.]], 9),
+    ...     ]
+    >>>
+    >>>
+    >>> record_arrays = [
+    ...     np.array(PbufferT, dtype=np.dtype(Pdescr).newbyteorder('<')),
+    ...     np.array(NbufferT, dtype=np.dtype(Ndescr).newbyteorder('<')),
+    ...     np.array(PbufferT, dtype=np.dtype(Pdescr).newbyteorder('>')),
+    ...     np.array(NbufferT, dtype=np.dtype(Ndescr).newbyteorder('>')),
+    ... ]
+
+Test the magic string writing.
+
+    >>> format.magic(1, 0)
+    '\x93NUMPY\x01\x00'
+    >>> format.magic(0, 0)
+    '\x93NUMPY\x00\x00'
+    >>> format.magic(255, 255)
+    '\x93NUMPY\xff\xff'
+    >>> format.magic(2, 5)
+    '\x93NUMPY\x02\x05'
+
+Test the magic string reading.
+
+    >>> format.read_magic(BytesIO(format.magic(1, 0)))
+    (1, 0)
+    >>> format.read_magic(BytesIO(format.magic(0, 0)))
+    (0, 0)
+    >>> format.read_magic(BytesIO(format.magic(255, 255)))
+    (255, 255)
+    >>> format.read_magic(BytesIO(format.magic(2, 5)))
+    (2, 5)
+
+Test the header writing.
+
+    >>> for arr in basic_arrays + record_arrays:
+    ...     f = BytesIO()
+    ...     format.write_array_header_1_0(f, arr)   # XXX: arr is not a dict, items gets called on it
+    ...     print(repr(f.getvalue()))
+    ...
+    "F\x00{'descr': '|u1', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (0,)}              \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '|u1', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': ()}                \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '|u1', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (15,)}             \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '|u1', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (3, 5)}            \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '|u1', 'fortran_order': True, 'shape': (5, 3)}             \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '|u1', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (3, 3)}            \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '|u1', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (0,)}              \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '|u1', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': ()}                \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '|u1', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (15,)}             \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '|u1', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (3, 5)}            \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '|u1', 'fortran_order': True, 'shape': (5, 3)}             \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '|u1', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (3, 3)}            \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '|i1', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (0,)}              \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '|i1', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': ()}                \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '|i1', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (15,)}             \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '|i1', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (3, 5)}            \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '|i1', 'fortran_order': True, 'shape': (5, 3)}             \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '|i1', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (3, 3)}            \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '|i1', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (0,)}              \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '|i1', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': ()}                \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '|i1', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (15,)}             \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '|i1', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (3, 5)}            \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '|i1', 'fortran_order': True, 'shape': (5, 3)}             \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '|i1', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (3, 3)}            \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<u2', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (0,)}              \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<u2', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': ()}                \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<u2', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (15,)}             \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<u2', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (3, 5)}            \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<u2', 'fortran_order': True, 'shape': (5, 3)}             \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<u2', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (3, 3)}            \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>u2', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (0,)}              \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>u2', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': ()}                \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>u2', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (15,)}             \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>u2', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (3, 5)}            \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>u2', 'fortran_order': True, 'shape': (5, 3)}             \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>u2', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (3, 3)}            \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<i2', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (0,)}              \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<i2', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': ()}                \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<i2', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (15,)}             \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<i2', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (3, 5)}            \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<i2', 'fortran_order': True, 'shape': (5, 3)}             \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<i2', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (3, 3)}            \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>i2', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (0,)}              \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>i2', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': ()}                \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>i2', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (15,)}             \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>i2', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (3, 5)}            \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>i2', 'fortran_order': True, 'shape': (5, 3)}             \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>i2', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (3, 3)}            \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<u4', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (0,)}              \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<u4', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': ()}                \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<u4', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (15,)}             \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<u4', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (3, 5)}            \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<u4', 'fortran_order': True, 'shape': (5, 3)}             \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<u4', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (3, 3)}            \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>u4', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (0,)}              \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>u4', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': ()}                \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>u4', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (15,)}             \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>u4', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (3, 5)}            \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>u4', 'fortran_order': True, 'shape': (5, 3)}             \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>u4', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (3, 3)}            \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<i4', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (0,)}              \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<i4', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': ()}                \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<i4', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (15,)}             \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<i4', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (3, 5)}            \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<i4', 'fortran_order': True, 'shape': (5, 3)}             \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<i4', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (3, 3)}            \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>i4', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (0,)}              \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>i4', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': ()}                \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>i4', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (15,)}             \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>i4', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (3, 5)}            \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>i4', 'fortran_order': True, 'shape': (5, 3)}             \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>i4', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (3, 3)}            \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<u8', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (0,)}              \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<u8', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': ()}                \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<u8', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (15,)}             \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<u8', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (3, 5)}            \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<u8', 'fortran_order': True, 'shape': (5, 3)}             \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<u8', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (3, 3)}            \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>u8', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (0,)}              \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>u8', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': ()}                \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>u8', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (15,)}             \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>u8', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (3, 5)}            \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>u8', 'fortran_order': True, 'shape': (5, 3)}             \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>u8', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (3, 3)}            \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<i8', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (0,)}              \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<i8', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': ()}                \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<i8', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (15,)}             \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<i8', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (3, 5)}            \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<i8', 'fortran_order': True, 'shape': (5, 3)}             \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<i8', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (3, 3)}            \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>i8', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (0,)}              \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>i8', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': ()}                \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>i8', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (15,)}             \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>i8', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (3, 5)}            \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>i8', 'fortran_order': True, 'shape': (5, 3)}             \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>i8', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (3, 3)}            \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<f4', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (0,)}              \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<f4', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': ()}                \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<f4', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (15,)}             \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<f4', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (3, 5)}            \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<f4', 'fortran_order': True, 'shape': (5, 3)}             \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<f4', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (3, 3)}            \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>f4', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (0,)}              \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>f4', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': ()}                \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>f4', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (15,)}             \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>f4', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (3, 5)}            \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>f4', 'fortran_order': True, 'shape': (5, 3)}             \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>f4', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (3, 3)}            \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<f8', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (0,)}              \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<f8', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': ()}                \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<f8', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (15,)}             \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<f8', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (3, 5)}            \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<f8', 'fortran_order': True, 'shape': (5, 3)}             \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<f8', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (3, 3)}            \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>f8', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (0,)}              \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>f8', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': ()}                \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>f8', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (15,)}             \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>f8', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (3, 5)}            \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>f8', 'fortran_order': True, 'shape': (5, 3)}             \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>f8', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (3, 3)}            \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<c8', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (0,)}              \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<c8', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': ()}                \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<c8', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (15,)}             \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<c8', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (3, 5)}            \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<c8', 'fortran_order': True, 'shape': (5, 3)}             \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<c8', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (3, 3)}            \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>c8', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (0,)}              \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>c8', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': ()}                \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>c8', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (15,)}             \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>c8', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (3, 5)}            \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>c8', 'fortran_order': True, 'shape': (5, 3)}             \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>c8', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (3, 3)}            \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<c16', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (0,)}             \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<c16', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': ()}               \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<c16', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (15,)}            \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<c16', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (3, 5)}           \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<c16', 'fortran_order': True, 'shape': (5, 3)}            \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '<c16', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (3, 3)}           \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>c16', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (0,)}             \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>c16', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': ()}               \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>c16', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (15,)}            \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>c16', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (3, 5)}           \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>c16', 'fortran_order': True, 'shape': (5, 3)}            \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': '>c16', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (3, 3)}           \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': 'O', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (0,)}              \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': 'O', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': ()}                \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': 'O', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (15,)}             \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': 'O', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (3, 5)}            \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': 'O', 'fortran_order': True, 'shape': (5, 3)}             \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': 'O', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (3, 3)}            \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': 'O', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (0,)}              \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': 'O', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': ()}                \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': 'O', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (15,)}             \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': 'O', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (3, 5)}            \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': 'O', 'fortran_order': True, 'shape': (5, 3)}             \n"
+    "F\x00{'descr': 'O', 'fortran_order': False, 'shape': (3, 3)}            \n"
+    "v\x00{'descr': [('x', '<i4', (2,)), ('y', '<f8', (2, 2)), ('z', '|u1')],\n 'fortran_order': False,\n 'shape': (2,)}         \n"
+    "\x16\x02{'descr': [('x', '<i4', (2,)),\n           ('Info',\n            [('value', '<c16'),\n             ('y2', '<f8'),\n             ('Info2',\n              [('name', '|S2'),\n               ('value', '<c16', (2,)),\n               ('y3', '<f8', (2,)),\n               ('z3', '<u4', (2,))]),\n             ('name', '|S2'),\n             ('z2', '|b1')]),\n           ('color', '|S2'),\n           ('info', [('Name', '<U8'), ('Value', '<c16')]),\n           ('y', '<f8', (2, 2)),\n           ('z', '|u1')],\n 'fortran_order': False,\n 'shape': (2,)}      \n"
+    "v\x00{'descr': [('x', '>i4', (2,)), ('y', '>f8', (2, 2)), ('z', '|u1')],\n 'fortran_order': False,\n 'shape': (2,)}         \n"
+    "\x16\x02{'descr': [('x', '>i4', (2,)),\n           ('Info',\n            [('value', '>c16'),\n             ('y2', '>f8'),\n             ('Info2',\n              [('name', '|S2'),\n               ('value', '>c16', (2,)),\n               ('y3', '>f8', (2,)),\n               ('z3', '>u4', (2,))]),\n             ('name', '|S2'),\n             ('z2', '|b1')]),\n           ('color', '|S2'),\n           ('info', [('Name', '>U8'), ('Value', '>c16')]),\n           ('y', '>f8', (2, 2)),\n           ('z', '|u1')],\n 'fortran_order': False,\n 'shape': (2,)}      \n"
+'''
+import os
+import sys
+import warnings
+from io import BytesIO
+
+import pytest
+
+import numpy as np
+from numpy.lib import format
+from numpy.testing import (
+    IS_64BIT,
+    IS_PYPY,
+    IS_WASM,
+    assert_,
+    assert_array_equal,
+    assert_raises,
+    assert_raises_regex,
+)
+from numpy.testing._private.utils import requires_memory
+
+# Generate some basic arrays to test with.
+scalars = [
+    np.uint8,
+    np.int8,
+    np.uint16,
+    np.int16,
+    np.uint32,
+    np.int32,
+    np.uint64,
+    np.int64,
+    np.float32,
+    np.float64,
+    np.complex64,
+    np.complex128,
+    object,
+]
+basic_arrays = []
+for scalar in scalars:
+    for endian in '<>':
+        dtype = np.dtype(scalar).newbyteorder(endian)
+        basic = np.arange(1500).astype(dtype)
+        basic_arrays.extend([
+            # Empty
+            np.array([], dtype=dtype),
+            # Rank-0
+            np.array(10, dtype=dtype),
+            # 1-D
+            basic,
+            # 2-D C-contiguous
+            basic.reshape((30, 50)),
+            # 2-D F-contiguous
+            basic.reshape((30, 50)).T,
+            # 2-D non-contiguous
+            basic.reshape((30, 50))[::-1, ::2],
+        ])
+
+# More complicated record arrays.
+# This is the structure of the table used for plain objects:
+#
+# +-+-+-+
+# |x|y|z|
+# +-+-+-+
+
+# Structure of a plain array description:
+Pdescr = [
+    ('x', 'i4', (2,)),
+    ('y', 'f8', (2, 2)),
+    ('z', 'u1')]
+
+# A plain list of tuples with values for testing:
+PbufferT = [
+    # x     y                  z
+    ([3, 2], [[6., 4.], [6., 4.]], 8),
+    ([4, 3], [[7., 5.], [7., 5.]], 9),
+    ]
+
+
+# This is the structure of the table used for nested objects (DON'T PANIC!):
+#
+# +-+---------------------------------+-----+----------+-+-+
+# |x|Info                             |color|info      |y|z|
+# | +-----+--+----------------+----+--+     +----+-----+ | |
+# | |value|y2|Info2           |name|z2|     |Name|Value| | |
+# | |     |  +----+-----+--+--+    |  |     |    |     | | |
+# | |     |  |name|value|y3|z3|    |  |     |    |     | | |
+# +-+-----+--+----+-----+--+--+----+--+-----+----+-----+-+-+
+#
+
+# The corresponding nested array description:
+Ndescr = [
+    ('x', 'i4', (2,)),
+    ('Info', [
+        ('value', 'c16'),
+        ('y2', 'f8'),
+        ('Info2', [
+            ('name', 'S2'),
+            ('value', 'c16', (2,)),
+            ('y3', 'f8', (2,)),
+            ('z3', 'u4', (2,))]),
+        ('name', 'S2'),
+        ('z2', 'b1')]),
+    ('color', 'S2'),
+    ('info', [
+        ('Name', 'U8'),
+        ('Value', 'c16')]),
+    ('y', 'f8', (2, 2)),
+    ('z', 'u1')]
+
+NbufferT = [
+    ([3, 2], (6j, 6., ('nn', [6j, 4j], [6., 4.], [1, 2]), 'NN', True),
+     'cc', ('NN', 6j), [[6., 4.], [6., 4.]], 8),
+    ([4, 3], (7j, 7., ('oo', [7j, 5j], [7., 5.], [2, 1]), 'OO', False),
+     'dd', ('OO', 7j), [[7., 5.], [7., 5.]], 9),
+    ]
+
+record_arrays = [
+    np.array(PbufferT, dtype=np.dtype(Pdescr).newbyteorder('<')),
+    np.array(NbufferT, dtype=np.dtype(Ndescr).newbyteorder('<')),
+    np.array(PbufferT, dtype=np.dtype(Pdescr).newbyteorder('>')),
+    np.array(NbufferT, dtype=np.dtype(Ndescr).newbyteorder('>')),
+    np.zeros(1, dtype=[('c', ('<f8', (5,)), (2,))])
+]
+
+
+# BytesIO that reads a random number of bytes at a time
+class BytesIOSRandomSize(BytesIO):
+    def read(self, size=None):
+        import random
+        size = random.randint(1, size)
+        return super().read(size)
+
+
+def roundtrip(arr):
+    f = BytesIO()
+    format.write_array(f, arr)
+    f2 = BytesIO(f.getvalue())
+    arr2 = format.read_array(f2, allow_pickle=True)
+    return arr2
+
+
+def roundtrip_randsize(arr):
+    f = BytesIO()
+    format.write_array(f, arr)
+    f2 = BytesIOSRandomSize(f.getvalue())
+    arr2 = format.read_array(f2)
+    return arr2
+
+
+def roundtrip_truncated(arr):
+    f = BytesIO()
+    format.write_array(f, arr)
+    # BytesIO is one byte short
+    f2 = BytesIO(f.getvalue()[0:-1])
+    arr2 = format.read_array(f2)
+    return arr2
+
+def assert_equal_(o1, o2):
+    assert_(o1 == o2)
+
+
+def test_roundtrip():
+    for arr in basic_arrays + record_arrays:
+        arr2 = roundtrip(arr)
+        assert_array_equal(arr, arr2)
+
+
+def test_roundtrip_randsize():
+    for arr in basic_arrays + record_arrays:
+        if arr.dtype != object:
+            arr2 = roundtrip_randsize(arr)
+            assert_array_equal(arr, arr2)
+
+
+def test_roundtrip_truncated():
+    for arr in basic_arrays:
+        if arr.dtype != object:
+            assert_raises(ValueError, roundtrip_truncated, arr)
+
+def test_file_truncated(tmp_path):
+    path = tmp_path / "a.npy"
+    for arr in basic_arrays:
+        if arr.dtype != object:
+            with open(path, 'wb') as f:
+                format.write_array(f, arr)
+            # truncate the file by one byte
+            with open(path, 'rb+') as f:
+                f.seek(-1, os.SEEK_END)
+                f.truncate()
+            with open(path, 'rb') as f:
+                with pytest.raises(
+                    ValueError,
+                    match=(
+                        r"EOF: reading array header, "
+                        r"expected (\d+) bytes got (\d+)"
+                    ) if arr.size == 0 else (
+                        r"Failed to read all data for array\. "
+                        r"Expected \(.*?\) = (\d+) elements, "
+                        r"could only read (\d+) elements\. "
+                        r"\(file seems not fully written\?\)"
+                    )
+                ):
+                    _ = format.read_array(f)
+
+def test_long_str():
+    # check items larger than internal buffer size, gh-4027
+    long_str_arr = np.ones(1, dtype=np.dtype((str, format.BUFFER_SIZE + 1)))
+    long_str_arr2 = roundtrip(long_str_arr)
+    assert_array_equal(long_str_arr, long_str_arr2)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(IS_WASM, reason="memmap doesn't work correctly")
+@pytest.mark.slow
+def test_memmap_roundtrip(tmpdir):
+    for i, arr in enumerate(basic_arrays + record_arrays):
+        if arr.dtype.hasobject:
+            # Skip these since they can't be mmap'ed.
+            continue
+        # Write it out normally and through mmap.
+        nfn = os.path.join(tmpdir, f'normal{i}.npy')
+        mfn = os.path.join(tmpdir, f'memmap{i}.npy')
+        with open(nfn, 'wb') as fp:
+            format.write_array(fp, arr)
+
+        fortran_order = (
+            arr.flags.f_contiguous and not arr.flags.c_contiguous)
+        ma = format.open_memmap(mfn, mode='w+', dtype=arr.dtype,
+                                shape=arr.shape, fortran_order=fortran_order)
+        ma[...] = arr
+        ma.flush()
+
+        # Check that both of these files' contents are the same.
+        with open(nfn, 'rb') as fp:
+            normal_bytes = fp.read()
+        with open(mfn, 'rb') as fp:
+            memmap_bytes = fp.read()
+        assert_equal_(normal_bytes, memmap_bytes)
+
+        # Check that reading the file using memmap works.
+        ma = format.open_memmap(nfn, mode='r')
+        ma.flush()
+
+
+def test_compressed_roundtrip(tmpdir):
+    arr = np.random.rand(200, 200)
+    npz_file = os.path.join(tmpdir, 'compressed.npz')
+    np.savez_compressed(npz_file, arr=arr)
+    with np.load(npz_file) as npz:
+        arr1 = npz['arr']
+    assert_array_equal(arr, arr1)
+
+
+# aligned
+dt1 = np.dtype('i1, i4, i1', align=True)
+# non-aligned, explicit offsets
+dt2 = np.dtype({'names': ['a', 'b'], 'formats': ['i4', 'i4'],
+                'offsets': [1, 6]})
+# nested struct-in-struct
+dt3 = np.dtype({'names': ['c', 'd'], 'formats': ['i4', dt2]})
+# field with '' name
+dt4 = np.dtype({'names': ['a', '', 'b'], 'formats': ['i4'] * 3})
+# titles
+dt5 = np.dtype({'names': ['a', 'b'], 'formats': ['i4', 'i4'],
+                'offsets': [1, 6], 'titles': ['aa', 'bb']})
+# empty
+dt6 = np.dtype({'names': [], 'formats': [], 'itemsize': 8})
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("dt", [dt1, dt2, dt3, dt4, dt5, dt6])
+def test_load_padded_dtype(tmpdir, dt):
+    arr = np.zeros(3, dt)
+    for i in range(3):
+        arr[i] = i + 5
+    npz_file = os.path.join(tmpdir, 'aligned.npz')
+    np.savez(npz_file, arr=arr)
+    with np.load(npz_file) as npz:
+        arr1 = npz['arr']
+    assert_array_equal(arr, arr1)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info >= (3, 12), reason="see gh-23988")
+@pytest.mark.xfail(IS_WASM, reason="Emscripten NODEFS has a buggy dup")
+def test_python2_python3_interoperability():
+    fname = 'win64python2.npy'
+    path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'data', fname)
+    with pytest.warns(UserWarning, match="Reading.*this warning\\."):
+        data = np.load(path)
+    assert_array_equal(data, np.ones(2))
+
+
+@pytest.mark.filterwarnings(
+    "ignore:.*align should be passed:numpy.exceptions.VisibleDeprecationWarning")
+def test_pickle_python2_python3():
+    # Test that loading object arrays saved on Python 2 works both on
+    # Python 2 and Python 3 and vice versa
+    data_dir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'data')
+
+    expected = np.array([None, range, '\u512a\u826f',
+                         b'\xe4\xb8\x8d\xe8\x89\xaf'],
+                        dtype=object)
+
+    for fname in ['py2-np0-objarr.npy', 'py2-objarr.npy', 'py2-objarr.npz',
+                  'py3-objarr.npy', 'py3-objarr.npz']:
+        path = os.path.join(data_dir, fname)
+
+        for encoding in ['bytes', 'latin1']:
+            data_f = np.load(path, allow_pickle=True, encoding=encoding)
+            if fname.endswith('.npz'):
+                data = data_f['x']
+                data_f.close()
+            else:
+                data = data_f
+
+            if encoding == 'latin1' and fname.startswith('py2'):
+                assert_(isinstance(data[3], str))
+                assert_array_equal(data[:-1], expected[:-1])
+                # mojibake occurs
+                assert_array_equal(data[-1].encode(encoding), expected[-1])
+            else:
+                assert_(isinstance(data[3], bytes))
+                assert_array_equal(data, expected)
+
+        if fname.startswith('py2'):
+            if fname.endswith('.npz'):
+                data = np.load(path, allow_pickle=True)
+                assert_raises(UnicodeError, data.__getitem__, 'x')
+                data.close()
+                data = np.load(path, allow_pickle=True, fix_imports=False,
+                               encoding='latin1')
+                assert_raises(ImportError, data.__getitem__, 'x')
+                data.close()
+            else:
+                assert_raises(UnicodeError, np.load, path,
+                              allow_pickle=True)
+                assert_raises(ImportError, np.load, path,
+                              allow_pickle=True, fix_imports=False,
+                              encoding='latin1')
+
+
+def test_pickle_disallow(tmpdir):
+    data_dir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'data')
+
+    path = os.path.join(data_dir, 'py2-objarr.npy')
+    assert_raises(ValueError, np.load, path,
+                  allow_pickle=False, encoding='latin1')
+
+    path = os.path.join(data_dir, 'py2-objarr.npz')
+    with np.load(path, allow_pickle=False, encoding='latin1') as f:
+        assert_raises(ValueError, f.__getitem__, 'x')
+
+    path = os.path.join(tmpdir, 'pickle-disabled.npy')
+    assert_raises(ValueError, np.save, path, np.array([None], dtype=object),
+                  allow_pickle=False)
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('dt', [
+    # Not testing a subarray only dtype, because it cannot be attached to an array
+    # (and would fail the test as of writing this.)
+    np.dtype([('a', np.int8),
+              ('b', np.int16),
+              ('c', np.int32),
+             ], align=True),
+    np.dtype([('x', np.dtype(({'names': ['a', 'b'],
+                              'formats': ['i1', 'i1'],
+                              'offsets': [0, 4],
+                              'itemsize': 8,
+                             },
+                    (3,))),
+               (4,),
+             )]),
+    np.dtype([('x',
+                   ('<f8', (5,)),
+                   (2,),
+               )]),
+    np.dtype([('x', np.dtype((
+        np.dtype((
+            np.dtype({'names': ['a', 'b'],
+                      'formats': ['i1', 'i1'],
+                      'offsets': [0, 4],
+                      'itemsize': 8}),
+            (3,)
+            )),
+        (4,)
+        )))
+        ]),
+    np.dtype([
+        ('a', np.dtype((
+            np.dtype((
+                np.dtype((
+                    np.dtype([
+                        ('a', int),
+                        ('b', np.dtype({'names': ['a', 'b'],
+                                        'formats': ['i1', 'i1'],
+                                        'offsets': [0, 4],
+                                        'itemsize': 8})),
+                    ]),
+                    (3,),
+                )),
+                (4,),
+            )),
+            (5,),
+        )))
+        ]),
+    ])
+def test_descr_to_dtype(dt):
+    dt1 = format.descr_to_dtype(dt.descr)
+    assert_equal_(dt1, dt)
+    arr1 = np.zeros(3, dt)
+    arr2 = roundtrip(arr1)
+    assert_array_equal(arr1, arr2)
+
+def test_version_2_0():
+    f = BytesIO()
+    # requires more than 2 byte for header
+    dt = [(("%d" % i) * 100, float) for i in range(500)]
+    d = np.ones(1000, dtype=dt)
+
+    format.write_array(f, d, version=(2, 0))
+    with warnings.catch_warnings(record=True) as w:
+        warnings.filterwarnings('always', '', UserWarning)
+        format.write_array(f, d)
+        assert_(w[0].category is UserWarning)
+
+    # check alignment of data portion
+    f.seek(0)
+    header = f.readline()
+    assert_(len(header) % format.ARRAY_ALIGN == 0)
+
+    f.seek(0)
+    n = format.read_array(f, max_header_size=200000)
+    assert_array_equal(d, n)
+
+    # 1.0 requested but data cannot be saved this way
+    assert_raises(ValueError, format.write_array, f, d, (1, 0))
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(IS_WASM, reason="memmap doesn't work correctly")
+def test_version_2_0_memmap(tmpdir):
+    # requires more than 2 byte for header
+    dt = [(("%d" % i) * 100, float) for i in range(500)]
+    d = np.ones(1000, dtype=dt)
+    tf1 = os.path.join(tmpdir, 'version2_01.npy')
+    tf2 = os.path.join(tmpdir, 'version2_02.npy')
+
+    # 1.0 requested but data cannot be saved this way
+    assert_raises(ValueError, format.open_memmap, tf1, mode='w+', dtype=d.dtype,
+                            shape=d.shape, version=(1, 0))
+
+    ma = format.open_memmap(tf1, mode='w+', dtype=d.dtype,
+                            shape=d.shape, version=(2, 0))
+    ma[...] = d
+    ma.flush()
+    ma = format.open_memmap(tf1, mode='r', max_header_size=200000)
+    assert_array_equal(ma, d)
+
+    with warnings.catch_warnings(record=True) as w:
+        warnings.filterwarnings('always', '', UserWarning)
+        ma = format.open_memmap(tf2, mode='w+', dtype=d.dtype,
+                                shape=d.shape, version=None)
+        assert_(w[0].category is UserWarning)
+        ma[...] = d
+        ma.flush()
+
+    ma = format.open_memmap(tf2, mode='r', max_header_size=200000)
+
+    assert_array_equal(ma, d)
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("mmap_mode", ["r", None])
+def test_huge_header(tmpdir, mmap_mode):
+    f = os.path.join(tmpdir, 'large_header.npy')
+    arr = np.array(1, dtype="i," * 10000 + "i")
+
+    with pytest.warns(UserWarning, match=".*format 2.0"):
+        np.save(f, arr)
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Header.*large"):
+        np.load(f, mmap_mode=mmap_mode)
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Header.*large"):
+        np.load(f, mmap_mode=mmap_mode, max_header_size=20000)
+
+    res = np.load(f, mmap_mode=mmap_mode, allow_pickle=True)
+    assert_array_equal(res, arr)
+
+    res = np.load(f, mmap_mode=mmap_mode, max_header_size=180000)
+    assert_array_equal(res, arr)
+
+def test_huge_header_npz(tmpdir):
+    f = os.path.join(tmpdir, 'large_header.npz')
+    arr = np.array(1, dtype="i," * 10000 + "i")
+
+    with pytest.warns(UserWarning, match=".*format 2.0"):
+        np.savez(f, arr=arr)
+
+    # Only getting the array from the file actually reads it
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Header.*large"):
+        np.load(f)["arr"]
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Header.*large"):
+        np.load(f, max_header_size=20000)["arr"]
+
+    res = np.load(f, allow_pickle=True)["arr"]
+    assert_array_equal(res, arr)
+
+    res = np.load(f, max_header_size=180000)["arr"]
+    assert_array_equal(res, arr)
+
+def test_write_version():
+    f = BytesIO()
+    arr = np.arange(1)
+    # These should pass.
+    format.write_array(f, arr, version=(1, 0))
+    format.write_array(f, arr)
+
+    format.write_array(f, arr, version=None)
+    format.write_array(f, arr)
+
+    format.write_array(f, arr, version=(2, 0))
+    format.write_array(f, arr)
+
+    # These should all fail.
+    bad_versions = [
+        (1, 1),
+        (0, 0),
+        (0, 1),
+        (2, 2),
+        (255, 255),
+    ]
+    for version in bad_versions:
+        with assert_raises_regex(ValueError,
+                                 'we only support format version.*'):
+            format.write_array(f, arr, version=version)
+
+
+bad_version_magic = [
+    b'\x93NUMPY\x01\x01',
+    b'\x93NUMPY\x00\x00',
+    b'\x93NUMPY\x00\x01',
+    b'\x93NUMPY\x02\x00',
+    b'\x93NUMPY\x02\x02',
+    b'\x93NUMPY\xff\xff',
+]
+malformed_magic = [
+    b'\x92NUMPY\x01\x00',
+    b'\x00NUMPY\x01\x00',
+    b'\x93numpy\x01\x00',
+    b'\x93MATLB\x01\x00',
+    b'\x93NUMPY\x01',
+    b'\x93NUMPY',
+    b'',
+]
+
+def test_read_magic():
+    s1 = BytesIO()
+    s2 = BytesIO()
+
+    arr = np.ones((3, 6), dtype=float)
+
+    format.write_array(s1, arr, version=(1, 0))
+    format.write_array(s2, arr, version=(2, 0))
+
+    s1.seek(0)
+    s2.seek(0)
+
+    version1 = format.read_magic(s1)
+    version2 = format.read_magic(s2)
+
+    assert_(version1 == (1, 0))
+    assert_(version2 == (2, 0))
+
+    assert_(s1.tell() == format.MAGIC_LEN)
+    assert_(s2.tell() == format.MAGIC_LEN)
+
+def test_read_magic_bad_magic():
+    for magic in malformed_magic:
+        f = BytesIO(magic)
+        assert_raises(ValueError, format.read_array, f)
+
+
+def test_read_version_1_0_bad_magic():
+    for magic in bad_version_magic + malformed_magic:
+        f = BytesIO(magic)
+        assert_raises(ValueError, format.read_array, f)
+
+
+def test_bad_magic_args():
+    assert_raises(ValueError, format.magic, -1, 1)
+    assert_raises(ValueError, format.magic, 256, 1)
+    assert_raises(ValueError, format.magic, 1, -1)
+    assert_raises(ValueError, format.magic, 1, 256)
+
+
+def test_large_header():
+    s = BytesIO()
+    d = {'shape': (), 'fortran_order': False, 'descr': '<i8'}
+    format.write_array_header_1_0(s, d)
+
+    s = BytesIO()
+    d['descr'] = [('x' * 256 * 256, '<i8')]
+    assert_raises(ValueError, format.write_array_header_1_0, s, d)
+
+
+def test_read_array_header_1_0():
+    s = BytesIO()
+
+    arr = np.ones((3, 6), dtype=float)
+    format.write_array(s, arr, version=(1, 0))
+
+    s.seek(format.MAGIC_LEN)
+    shape, fortran, dtype = format.read_array_header_1_0(s)
+
+    assert_(s.tell() % format.ARRAY_ALIGN == 0)
+    assert_((shape, fortran, dtype) == ((3, 6), False, float))
+
+
+def test_read_array_header_2_0():
+    s = BytesIO()
+
+    arr = np.ones((3, 6), dtype=float)
+    format.write_array(s, arr, version=(2, 0))
+
+    s.seek(format.MAGIC_LEN)
+    shape, fortran, dtype = format.read_array_header_2_0(s)
+
+    assert_(s.tell() % format.ARRAY_ALIGN == 0)
+    assert_((shape, fortran, dtype) == ((3, 6), False, float))
+
+
+def test_bad_header():
+    # header of length less than 2 should fail
+    s = BytesIO()
+    assert_raises(ValueError, format.read_array_header_1_0, s)
+    s = BytesIO(b'1')
+    assert_raises(ValueError, format.read_array_header_1_0, s)
+
+    # header shorter than indicated size should fail
+    s = BytesIO(b'\x01\x00')
+    assert_raises(ValueError, format.read_array_header_1_0, s)
+
+    # headers without the exact keys required should fail
+    # d = {"shape": (1, 2),
+    #      "descr": "x"}
+    s = BytesIO(
+        b"\x93NUMPY\x01\x006\x00{'descr': 'x', 'shape': (1, 2), }"
+        b"                    \n"
+    )
+    assert_raises(ValueError, format.read_array_header_1_0, s)
+
+    d = {"shape": (1, 2),
+         "fortran_order": False,
+         "descr": "x",
+         "extrakey": -1}
+    s = BytesIO()
+    format.write_array_header_1_0(s, d)
+    assert_raises(ValueError, format.read_array_header_1_0, s)
+
+
+def test_large_file_support(tmpdir):
+    if (sys.platform == 'win32' or sys.platform == 'cygwin'):
+        pytest.skip("Unknown if Windows has sparse filesystems")
+    # try creating a large sparse file
+    tf_name = os.path.join(tmpdir, 'sparse_file')
+    try:
+        # seek past end would work too, but linux truncate somewhat
+        # increases the chances that we have a sparse filesystem and can
+        # avoid actually writing 5GB
+        import subprocess as sp
+        sp.check_call(["truncate", "-s", "5368709120", tf_name])
+    except Exception:
+        pytest.skip("Could not create 5GB large file")
+    # write a small array to the end
+    with open(tf_name, "wb") as f:
+        f.seek(5368709120)
+        d = np.arange(5)
+        np.save(f, d)
+    # read it back
+    with open(tf_name, "rb") as f:
+        f.seek(5368709120)
+        r = np.load(f)
+    assert_array_equal(r, d)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(IS_PYPY, reason="flaky on PyPy")
+@pytest.mark.skipif(not IS_64BIT, reason="test requires 64-bit system")
+@pytest.mark.slow
+@requires_memory(free_bytes=2 * 2**30)
+@pytest.mark.thread_unsafe(reason="crashes with low memory")
+def test_large_archive(tmpdir):
+    # Regression test for product of saving arrays with dimensions of array
+    # having a product that doesn't fit in int32.  See gh-7598 for details.
+    shape = (2**30, 2)
+    try:
+        a = np.empty(shape, dtype=np.uint8)
+    except MemoryError:
+        pytest.skip("Could not create large file")
+
+    fname = os.path.join(tmpdir, "large_archive")
+
+    with open(fname, "wb") as f:
+        np.savez(f, arr=a)
+
+    del a
+
+    with open(fname, "rb") as f:
+        new_a = np.load(f)["arr"]
+
+    assert new_a.shape == shape
+
+
+def test_empty_npz(tmpdir):
+    # Test for gh-9989
+    fname = os.path.join(tmpdir, "nothing.npz")
+    np.savez(fname)
+    with np.load(fname) as nps:
+        pass
+
+
+def test_unicode_field_names(tmpdir):
+    # gh-7391
+    arr = np.array([
+        (1, 3),
+        (1, 2),
+        (1, 3),
+        (1, 2)
+    ], dtype=[
+        ('int', int),
+        ('\N{CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6574}\N{CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5F62}', int)
+    ])
+    fname = os.path.join(tmpdir, "unicode.npy")
+    with open(fname, 'wb') as f:
+        format.write_array(f, arr, version=(3, 0))
+    with open(fname, 'rb') as f:
+        arr2 = format.read_array(f)
+    assert_array_equal(arr, arr2)
+
+    # notifies the user that 3.0 is selected
+    with open(fname, 'wb') as f:
+        with pytest.warns(UserWarning):
+            format.write_array(f, arr, version=None)
+
+def test_header_growth_axis():
+    for is_fortran_array, dtype_space, expected_header_length in [
+        [False, 22, 128], [False, 23, 192], [True, 23, 128], [True, 24, 192]
+    ]:
+        for size in [10**i for i in range(format.GROWTH_AXIS_MAX_DIGITS)]:
+            fp = BytesIO()
+            format.write_array_header_1_0(fp, {
+                'shape': (2, size) if is_fortran_array else (size, 2),
+                'fortran_order': is_fortran_array,
+                'descr': np.dtype([(' ' * dtype_space, int)])
+            })
+
+            assert len(fp.getvalue()) == expected_header_length
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('dt', [
+    np.dtype({'names': ['a', 'b'], 'formats':  [float, np.dtype('S3',
+                 metadata={'some': 'stuff'})]}),
+    np.dtype(int, metadata={'some': 'stuff'}),
+    np.dtype([('subarray', (int, (2,)))], metadata={'some': 'stuff'}),
+    # recursive: metadata on the field of a dtype
+    np.dtype({'names': ['a', 'b'], 'formats': [
+        float, np.dtype({'names': ['c'], 'formats': [np.dtype(int, metadata={})]})
+    ]}),
+    ])
+@pytest.mark.skipif(IS_PYPY and sys.implementation.version <= (7, 3, 8),
+        reason="PyPy bug in error formatting")
+def test_metadata_dtype(dt):
+    # gh-14142
+    arr = np.ones(10, dtype=dt)
+    buf = BytesIO()
+    with pytest.warns(UserWarning):
+        np.save(buf, arr)
+    buf.seek(0)
+
+    # Loading should work (metadata was stripped):
+    arr2 = np.load(buf)
+    # BUG: assert_array_equal does not check metadata
+    from numpy.lib._utils_impl import drop_metadata
+    assert_array_equal(arr, arr2)
+    assert drop_metadata(arr.dtype) is not arr.dtype
+    assert drop_metadata(arr2.dtype) is arr2.dtype