numpy.can_cast#
- numpy.can_cast(from_, to, casting='safe')#
Returns True if cast between data types can occur according to the casting rule. If from is a scalar or array scalar, also returns True if the scalar value can be cast without overflow or truncation to an integer.
- Parameters
- from_dtype, dtype specifier, scalar, or array
Data type, scalar, or array to cast from.
- todtype or dtype specifier
Data type to cast to.
- casting{‘no’, ‘equiv’, ‘safe’, ‘same_kind’, ‘unsafe’}, optional
Controls what kind of data casting may occur.
‘no’ means the data types should not be cast at all.
‘equiv’ means only byte-order changes are allowed.
‘safe’ means only casts which can preserve values are allowed.
‘same_kind’ means only safe casts or casts within a kind, like float64 to float32, are allowed.
‘unsafe’ means any data conversions may be done.
- Returns
- outbool
True if cast can occur according to the casting rule.
See also
Notes
Changed in version 1.17.0: Casting between a simple data type and a structured one is possible only for “unsafe” casting. Casting to multiple fields is allowed, but casting from multiple fields is not.
Changed in version 1.9.0: Casting from numeric to string types in ‘safe’ casting mode requires that the string dtype length is long enough to store the maximum integer/float value converted.
Examples
Basic examples
>>> np.can_cast(np.int32, np.int64) True >>> np.can_cast(np.float64, complex) True >>> np.can_cast(complex, float) False
>>> np.can_cast('i8', 'f8') True >>> np.can_cast('i8', 'f4') False >>> np.can_cast('i4', 'S4') False
Casting scalars
>>> np.can_cast(100, 'i1') True >>> np.can_cast(150, 'i1') False >>> np.can_cast(150, 'u1') True
>>> np.can_cast(3.5e100, np.float32) False >>> np.can_cast(1000.0, np.float32) True
Array scalar checks the value, array does not
>>> np.can_cast(np.array(1000.0), np.float32) True >>> np.can_cast(np.array([1000.0]), np.float32) False
Using the casting rules
>>> np.can_cast('i8', 'i8', 'no') True >>> np.can_cast('<i8', '>i8', 'no') False
>>> np.can_cast('<i8', '>i8', 'equiv') True >>> np.can_cast('<i4', '>i8', 'equiv') False
>>> np.can_cast('<i4', '>i8', 'safe') True >>> np.can_cast('<i8', '>i4', 'safe') False
>>> np.can_cast('<i8', '>i4', 'same_kind') True >>> np.can_cast('<i8', '>u4', 'same_kind') False
>>> np.can_cast('<i8', '>u4', 'unsafe') True