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+// Copyright Jim Bosch 2010-2012.
+// Copyright Stefan Seefeld 2016.
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+// (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
+// http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+#ifndef boost_python_numpy_scalars_hpp_
+#define boost_python_numpy_scalars_hpp_
+
+/**
+ *  @brief Object managers for array scalars (currently only numpy.void is implemented).
+ */
+
+#include <boost/python.hpp>
+#include <boost/python/numpy/numpy_object_mgr_traits.hpp>
+#include <boost/python/numpy/dtype.hpp>
+
+namespace boost { namespace python { namespace numpy {
+
+/**
+ *  @brief A boost.python "object manager" (subclass of object) for numpy.void.
+ *
+ *  @todo This could have a lot more functionality.
+ */
+class void_ : public object
+{
+  static python::detail::new_reference convert(object_cref arg, bool align);
+public:
+
+  /**
+   *  @brief Construct a new array scalar with the given size and void dtype.
+   *
+   *  Data is initialized to zero.  One can create a standalone scalar object
+   *  with a certain dtype "dt" with:
+   *  @code
+   *  void_ scalar = void_(dt.get_itemsize()).view(dt);
+   *  @endcode
+   */
+  explicit void_(Py_ssize_t size);
+
+  BOOST_PYTHON_FORWARD_OBJECT_CONSTRUCTORS(void_, object);
+
+  /// @brief Return a view of the scalar with the given dtype.
+  void_ view(dtype const & dt) const;
+
+  /// @brief Copy the scalar (deep for all non-object fields).
+  void_ copy() const;
+
+};
+
+} // namespace boost::python::numpy
+
+namespace converter 
+{
+NUMPY_OBJECT_MANAGER_TRAITS(numpy::void_);
+}}} // namespace boost::python::converter
+
+#endif