Hello all > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:numpy- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sebastian Haase > Sent: 19 September 2006 19:24 > To: Discussion of Numerical Python > Subject: [Numpy-discussion] arr.dtype.kind is 'i' for dtype=unit !? > > Hi, > What are the possible values of > arr.dtype.kind ? > > It seems that signed and unsigned are considered to be the same "kind" > >>> arr=N.arange(10,dtype=N.uint) > >>> arr.dtype.kind > 'i' > >>> arr.dtype.itemsize > 8 > (OK - this is just showing off our amd64 linux ;-) ) > > How can I distinguish signed from unsigned without having to list all > possible > cases explicitly ?
How about sctypes? In [16]: numpy.sctypes.keys() Out[17]: ['int', 'float', 'uint', 'complex', 'others'] So this should work: sometype in numpy.sctypes['uint'] sometype in numpy.sctypes['int'] Cheers, Albert ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Numpy-discussion mailing list Numpy-discussion@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/numpy-discussion
