Merge pull request numpy#7331 from charris/add-comment-to-7323

Add comment, TST: fix MemoryError on win32
miclark · Feb 25, 2016 · 1373aa7 · 1373aa7
2 parents 077b0eb + 8919cb4
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diff --git a/numpy/core/tests/test_multiarray.py b/numpy/core/tests/test_multiarray.py
@@ -593,6 +593,10 @@ def test_zeros_big(self):
         for dt in types:
             d = np.zeros((30 * 1024**2,), dtype=dt)
             assert_(not d.any())
+            # This test can fail on 32-bit systems due to insufficient
+            # contiguous memory. Deallocating the previous array increases the
+            # chance of success.
+            del(d)
 
     def test_zeros_obj(self):
         # test initialization from PyLong(0)