numpy.typename

numpy.typename(char)

Return a description for the given data type code.

Parameters:

char : str

Data type code.

Returns:

out : str

Description of the input data type code.

See also

dtype, typecodes

Examples

>>> 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