numpy.lib.format.dtype_to_descr#
- lib.format.dtype_to_descr(dtype)[source]#
Get a serializable descriptor from the dtype.
The .descr attribute of a dtype object cannot be round-tripped through the dtype() constructor. Simple types, like dtype(‘float32’), have a descr which looks like a record array with one field with ‘’ as a name. The dtype() constructor interprets this as a request to give a default name. Instead, we construct descriptor that can be passed to dtype().
- Parameters
- dtypedtype
The dtype of the array that will be written to disk.
- Returns
- descrobject
An object that can be passed to numpy.dtype() in order to replicate the input dtype.