numpy.dtype.kind — NumPy v1.24 Manual (original) (raw)
attribute
dtype.kind#
A character code (one of ‘biufcmMOSUV’) identifying the general kind of data.
| b | boolean |
|---|---|
| i | signed integer |
| u | unsigned integer |
| f | floating-point |
| c | complex floating-point |
| m | timedelta |
| M | datetime |
| O | object |
| S | (byte-)string |
| U | Unicode |
| V | void |
Examples
dt = np.dtype('i4') dt.kind 'i' dt = np.dtype('f8') dt.kind 'f' dt = np.dtype([('field1', 'f8')]) dt.kind 'V'