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API: pd.array convert unsupported dt64/td64 to supported? #53058

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dtype = np.dtype("M8[h]")
arr = pd.array([], dtype=dtype)

>>> arr
<PandasArray>
[]
Length: 0, dtype: datetime64[h]

In most cases we'd like to align behavior across different constructors (pd.Series, pd.Index, pd.array). One case where we currently don't do that is with an un-supported numpy dt64/td64 dtype. pd.Series/pd.Index will raise on this, while pd.array will wrap it in a PandasArray.

I propose we deprecate that behavior and raise in pd.array like we would in Series/Index.

xref #27460

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API - ConsistencyInternal Consistency of API/BehaviorConstructorsSeries/DataFrame/Index/pd.array ConstructorsDeprecateFunctionality to remove in pandas

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