get_dtype

named_arrays.get_dtype(value)

Get the equivalent numpy.ndarray.dtype of the argument.

If the argument is an instance of numpy.ndarray, this function simply returns numpy.ndarray.dtype. Otherwise, this function wraps the argument in an numpy.array() call and then evaluates the dtype.

Parameters:

value (bool | int | float | complex | str | ndarray | AbstractArray) – Object to find the dtype of

Return type:

dtype of the argument