Numpy Data type: issubdtype() function

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numpy.issubdtype() function

The issubdtype() function returns True if first argument is a typecode lower/equal in type hierarchy.

Version: 1.15.0

Syntax:

numpy.issubdtype(arg1, arg2)

Parameter:

Name	Description	Required / Optional
arg1, arg2 : dtype_like	dtype or string representing a typecode.

Return value:

out : bool

Example: numpy.issubdtype() function

>>> import numpy as np
>>> np.issubdtype('S1', np.string_)
True
>>> np.issubdtype(np.float64, np.float32)
False

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