update

netCDF4/utils.py

@@ -365,14 +365,14 @@ def _StartCountStride(elem, shape, dimensions=None, grp=None, datashape=None,\
         datashape = broadcasted_shape(shape, datashape)
 
     # pad datashape with zeros for dimensions not being sliced (issue #906)
-    # only used when there is a slice over only one dimension
+    # only used when data covers slice over subset of dimensions
     if datashape and len(datashape) != len(elem) and\
        len(datashape) == sum(1 for e in elem if type(e) == slice):
         datashapenew = (); i=0
         for e in elem:
-            if type(e) != slice:
+            if type(e) != slice and not np.iterable(e): # scalar integer slice
                 datashapenew = datashapenew + (0,)
-            else:
+            else: # slice object
                 datashapenew = datashapenew + (datashape[i],)
                 i+=1
         datashape = datashapenew