numpy.dtype.newbyteorder#
method
- dtype.newbyteorder(new_order='S', /)#
Return a new dtype with a different byte order.
Changes are also made in all fields and sub-arrays of the data type.
- Parameters
- new_orderstring, optional
Byte order to force; a value from the byte order specifications below. The default value (‘S’) results in swapping the current byte order. new_order codes can be any of:
‘S’ - swap dtype from current to opposite endian
{‘<’, ‘little’} - little endian
{‘>’, ‘big’} - big endian
{‘=’, ‘native’} - native order
{‘|’, ‘I’} - ignore (no change to byte order)
- Returns
- new_dtypedtype
New dtype object with the given change to the byte order.
Notes
Changes are also made in all fields and sub-arrays of the data type.
Examples
>>> import sys >>> sys_is_le = sys.byteorder == 'little' >>> native_code = sys_is_le and '<' or '>' >>> swapped_code = sys_is_le and '>' or '<' >>> native_dt = np.dtype(native_code+'i2') >>> swapped_dt = np.dtype(swapped_code+'i2') >>> native_dt.newbyteorder('S') == swapped_dt True >>> native_dt.newbyteorder() == swapped_dt True >>> native_dt == swapped_dt.newbyteorder('S') True >>> native_dt == swapped_dt.newbyteorder('=') True >>> native_dt == swapped_dt.newbyteorder('N') True >>> native_dt == native_dt.newbyteorder('|') True >>> np.dtype('<i2') == native_dt.newbyteorder('<') True >>> np.dtype('<i2') == native_dt.newbyteorder('L') True >>> np.dtype('>i2') == native_dt.newbyteorder('>') True >>> np.dtype('>i2') == native_dt.newbyteorder('B') True