title: Reading ASCII file in Python (numpy-array?)
body: <p>I have a problem reading ASCII file in Python. Here's an example of the file: <a href="http://pastebin.com/CTwwPPKA" rel="nofollow">http://pastebin.com/CTwwPPKA</a></p>
  
  <p>I tried using numpy's genfromtxt:</p>
  
  <pre><code>data = np.genfromtxt("example.txt")
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>But this way I cannot read dates and times properly since they should be datetime objects.
  On the other hand, loadtxt can only read float values, which is also not acceptable. </p>
  
  <p>Could you please suggest me a way to properly read that kind of file?</p>