diff -up numpy-1.6.2/numpy/core/tests/test_multiarray.py.test_multiarray numpy-1.6.2/numpy/core/tests/test_multiarray.py
--- numpy-1.6.2/numpy/core/tests/test_multiarray.py.test_multiarray	2012-05-19 09:51:54.000000000 -0400
+++ numpy-1.6.2/numpy/core/tests/test_multiarray.py	2012-08-05 09:36:17.138719006 -0400
@@ -13,6 +13,15 @@ from numpy.compat import asbytes, getexc
 
 from test_print import in_foreign_locale
 
+if sys.version_info[:2] > (3, 2):
+    # In Python 3.3 the representation of empty shape, strides and suboffsets
+    # is an empty tuple instead of None.
+    # http://docs.python.org/dev/whatsnew/3.3.html#api-changes
+    EMPTY = ()
+else:    
+    EMPTY = None
+
+
 class TestFlags(TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.a = arange(10)
@@ -2162,7 +2171,7 @@ if sys.version_info >= (2, 6):
             assert_equal(y.shape, (5,))
             assert_equal(y.ndim, 1)
             assert_equal(y.strides, (4,))
-            assert_equal(y.suboffsets, None)
+            assert_equal(y.suboffsets, EMPTY)
             assert_equal(y.itemsize, 4)
 
         def test_export_simple_nd(self):
@@ -2172,7 +2181,7 @@ if sys.version_info >= (2, 6):
             assert_equal(y.shape, (2, 2))
             assert_equal(y.ndim, 2)
             assert_equal(y.strides, (16, 8))
-            assert_equal(y.suboffsets, None)
+            assert_equal(y.suboffsets, EMPTY)
             assert_equal(y.itemsize, 8)
 
         def test_export_discontiguous(self):
@@ -2182,7 +2191,7 @@ if sys.version_info >= (2, 6):
             assert_equal(y.shape, (3, 3))
             assert_equal(y.ndim, 2)
             assert_equal(y.strides, (36, 4))
-            assert_equal(y.suboffsets, None)
+            assert_equal(y.suboffsets, EMPTY)
             assert_equal(y.itemsize, 4)
 
         def test_export_record(self):
@@ -2214,7 +2223,7 @@ if sys.version_info >= (2, 6):
             y = memoryview(x)
             assert_equal(y.shape, (1,))
             assert_equal(y.ndim, 1)
-            assert_equal(y.suboffsets, None)
+            assert_equal(y.suboffsets, EMPTY)
 
             sz = sum([dtype(b).itemsize for a, b in dt])
             if dtype('l').itemsize == 4:
@@ -2228,10 +2237,10 @@ if sys.version_info >= (2, 6):
             x = np.array(([[1,2],[3,4]],), dtype=[('a', ('i', (2,2)))])
             y = memoryview(x)
             assert_equal(y.format, 'T{(2,2)i:a:}')
-            assert_equal(y.shape, None)
+            assert_equal(y.shape, EMPTY)
             assert_equal(y.ndim, 0)
-            assert_equal(y.strides, None)
-            assert_equal(y.suboffsets, None)
+            assert_equal(y.strides, EMPTY)
+            assert_equal(y.suboffsets, EMPTY)
             assert_equal(y.itemsize, 16)
 
         def test_export_endian(self):