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# numpy.typename

numpy.typename(char)

  Return a description for the given data type code.

  Deprecated since version 2.5: `numpy.typename` is deprecated. Use `numpy.dtype.name` instead.

  Parameters:
    char str

      Data type code.

  Returns:
    out str

      Description of the input data type code.

  See also

  `dtype`

  Examples

      >>> import numpy as np
      >>> typechars = ['S1', '?', 'B', 'D', 'G', 'F', 'I', 'H', 'L', 'O', 'Q',
      ...              'S', 'U', 'V', 'b', 'd', 'g', 'f', 'i', 'h', 'l', 'q']
      >>> for typechar in typechars:
      ...     print(typechar, ' : ', np.typename(typechar))
      ...
      S1  :  character
      ?  :  bool
      B  :  unsigned char
      D  :  complex double precision
      G  :  complex long double precision
      F  :  complex single precision
      I  :  unsigned integer
      H  :  unsigned short
      L  :  unsigned long integer
      O  :  object
      Q  :  unsigned long long integer
      S  :  string
      U  :  unicode
      V  :  void
      b  :  signed char
      d  :  double precision
      g  :  long precision
      f  :  single precision
      i  :  integer
      h  :  short
      l  :  long integer
      q  :  long long integer