@@ -447,6 +447,10 @@ class array_view : public detail::array_view_accessors<array_view, T, ND>
 		    return 1;
 		}
             }
+	    if (PyArray_NDIM(tmp) > 0 && PyArray_DIM(tmp, 0) == 0) {
+		// accept dimension mismatch for empty arrays
+		return 1;
+	    }
 	    if (PyArray_NDIM(tmp) != ND) {
 		PyErr_Format(PyExc_ValueError,
 			     "Expected %d-dimensional array, got %d",
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@@ -447,6 +447,10 @@ class array_view : public detail::array_view_accessors<array_view, T, ND>
447	447	return 1;
448	448	}
449	449	}
	450	+ if (PyArray_NDIM(tmp) > 0 && PyArray_DIM(tmp, 0) == 0) {
	451	+ // accept dimension mismatch for empty arrays
	452	+ return 1;
	453	+ }
450	454	if (PyArray_NDIM(tmp) != ND) {
451	455	PyErr_Format(PyExc_ValueError,
452	456	"Expected %d-dimensional array, got %d",