python-numeric len() broken for python2.5, fine fort python2.4

[tru]

tru@intrepid-ibex:~$ uname -a
Linux intrepid-ibex 2.6.27-7-generic #1 SMP Tue Nov 4 19:33:06 UTC 2008 x86_64 GNU/Linux
tru@intrepid-ibex:~$ dpkg --get-selections|grep -i num
python-numarray install
python-numeric install
python-numeric-ext install
python-numpy install
python-numpy-ext install
tru@intrepid-ibex:~$ dpkg --get-selections|grep -i python2
python2.4 install
python2.4-minimal install
python2.5 install
python2.5-minimal install

tru@intrepid-ibex:~$ python2.5 check.py
Python 2.5
Numeric 24.2
numpy 1.1.1
Check slice...
 Numeric broken <-----!!!! len(x1[2:])=0 instead of 8
 numpy ok
Check atlas (dot 1000x1000)
 Numeric 0.411 s
 numpy 2.173 s

tru@intrepid-ibex:~$ python2.4 check.py
Python 2.4
Numeric 24.2
numpy 1.1.1
Check slice...
 Numeric ok
 numpy ok
Check atlas (dot 1000x1000)
 Numeric 0.420 s
 numpy 0.438 s

see attached test case

[tru (tru)]

summary is misleading, sorry: it should say slice not working...

tru@intrepid-ibex:~$ python
Python 2.5.2 (r252:60911, Oct 5 2008, 19:29:17)
[GCC 4.3.2] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import Numeric
>>> import time, sys
>>> import numpy
>>> x1 =Numeric.ones(10, Numeric.Float)
>>> x1[2:]
zeros((0,), 'd')

tru@intrepid-ibex:~$ python2.4
Python 2.4.5 (#2, Aug 1 2008, 02:22:02)
[GCC 4.3.1] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import Numeric
>>> import time, sys
>>> import numpy
>>> x1 =Numeric.ones(10, Numeric.Float)
>>> x1[2:]
array([ 1., 1., 1., 1., 1., 1., 1., 1.])

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

This seems as if it should be filed on the package in question rather than on ubuntu-release-notes; moving.