numpy.dtype.kind#
attribute
- dtype.kind#
A character code (one of ‘biufcmMOSTUV’) 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
T
string (StringDType)
U
Unicode
V
void
Examples
>>> import numpy as np >>> dt = np.dtype(np.int32) >>> dt.kind 'i' >>> dt = np.dtype(np.float64) >>> dt.kind 'f' >>> dt = np.dtype([('field1', np.float64)]) >>> dt.kind 'V'