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Mention NaN handling in dtype description
jowagner May 1, 2018
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reduce detail in reference to NaN settings
jowagner May 1, 2018
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mention NaN handling in dtype description
jowagner May 10, 2018
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Fix rst usage error in io.rst
jowagner May 14, 2018
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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion pandas/io/parsers.py
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are duplicate names in the columns.
dtype : Type name or dict of column -> type, default None
Data type for data or columns. E.g. {'a': np.float64, 'b': np.int32}
Use `str` or `object` to preserve and not interpret dtype.
Use `str` or `object` together with passing `keep_default_na=False` and
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this is too prescriptive here, rather you can put a pointer to the NA Values section

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Thanks for feedback. I made a new commit to my branch trying to address the issue.

`na_values` to preserve and not interpret dtype.
If converters are specified, they will be applied INSTEAD
of dtype conversion.
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