NumPy Data type: sctype2char() function

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numpy.sctype2char() function

The sctype2char() function is used to get the string representation of a scalar dtype.

Version: 1.15.0

Syntax:

numpy.sctype2char(sctype)

Parameter:

Name	Description	Required / Optional
sctype : scalar dtype or object	If a scalar dtype, the corresponding string character is returned. If an object, sctype2char tries to infer its scalar type and then return the corresponding string character.	Required

Return value:

typechar : str - The string character corresponding to the scalar type.

Raises:

ValueError - If sctype is an object for which the type can not be inferred.

Example: numpy.sctype2char() function

>>> import numpy as np
>>> for sctype in [np.int32, float, complex, np.string_, np.ndarray]:
	print(np.sctype2char(sctype))
	
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d
D
S
O

Example: numpy.sctype2char() function

>>> import numpy as np
>>> a = np.array([1., 2-1.j])
>>> np.sctype2char(a)
'D'
>>> np.sctype2char(list)
'O'
>>>

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