Before NumPy v2, the repr of NumPy scalars returned a plain number. This changed in NEP 51, which changes how the result of broadcast_shapes() is printed:

• Before: (240, 37, 49)
• After: (np.int64(240), np.int64(37), np.int64(49))

There is no functional difference here, but it is much less intuitive to read - especially problematic for documentation/notebooks.

What does everyone think of adding a line into broadcast_shapes to ensure that only plain integers are returned? Would this have any unintended consequences? Many thanks.