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Expand Up @@ -2808,8 +2808,8 @@ Storing Mixed Types in a Table
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Storing mixed-dtype data is supported. Strings are stored as a
fixed-width using the maximum size of the appended column. Subsequent
appends will truncate strings at this length.
fixed-width using the maximum size of the appended column. Subsequent attempts
at appending longer strings will raise a ``ValueError``.

Passing ``min_itemsize={`values`: size}`` as a parameter to append
will set a larger minimum for the string columns. Storing ``floats,
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