Added records unittest for fromfile method. Included file testdata.fits file for use in test.

3 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 67d6fcbb8..2f50bcdd5 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ include MANIFEST.in
 #recursive-include scipy/corelib/mtrand *.c *.h *.pyx *.pxi
 #prune scipy/base/include/scipy
 #recursive-include scipy/base/include/scipy *object.h
+#include scipy/base/tests/testdata.fits
diff --git a/scipy/base/tests/test_records.py b/scipy/base/tests/test_records.py
index bce842b08..8135a55a8 100644
--- a/scipy/base/tests/test_records.py
+++ b/scipy/base/tests/test_records.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 
 from scipy.testing import *
 set_package_path()
+import os as _os
 import scipy.base;reload(scipy.base)
 from scipy.base import *
 from scipy.base import records as rec
@@ -32,6 +33,12 @@ class test_fromrecords(ScipyTestCase):
         x1[1] = 34
         assert_equal(r.a,array([1,2,3,4]))
 
-                
+    def check_recarray_fromfile(self):
+        __path__ = _os.path.split(__file__)
+        filename = _os.path.join(__path__[0], "testdata.fits")
+        fd = open(filename)
+        fd.seek(2880*2)
+        r = rec.fromfile(fd, formats='f8,i4,a5', shape=3, byteorder='big')
+           
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     ScipyTest().run()
diff --git a/scipy/base/tests/testdata.fits b/scipy/base/tests/testdata.fits
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ca48ee851
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scipy/base/tests/testdata.fits