Numpy Tutorial - NumPy Data Type and Conversion
Data type - dtype in NumPy is different from the primitive data types in Python, for example, dtype has the type with higher resolution that is useful in the data calculation.
NumPy Data Type
| Data Type | Description |
|---|---|
bool |
Boolean |
int8 |
8-bit signed integer |
int16 |
16-bit signed integer |
int32 |
32-bit signed integer |
int64 |
64-bit signed integer |
uint8 |
8-bit unsigned integer |
uint16 |
16-bit unsigned integer |
uint32 |
32-bit unsigned integer |
uint64 |
64-bit unsigned integer |
float16 |
16-bit floating point number |
float32 |
32-bit floating point number |
float64 |
64-bit floating point number |
complex64 |
64-bit complex number |
complex128 |
128-bit complex number |
When creating a new ndarray data, you can define the data type of the element by string or or data type constants in the NumPy library.
import numpy as np
# by string
test = np.array([4, 5, 6], dtype='int64')
# by data type constant in numpy
test = np.array([7, 8, 8], dtype=np.int64)
Data Type Conversion
After the data instance is created, you can change the type of the element to another type with astype() method, such as from integer to floating and so on.
>>> import numpy as np
>>> test = np.array([11, 12, 13, 14], dtype="int32")
>>> x = test.astype('float32')
>>> x
array([11., 12., 13., 14.], dtype=float32)
>>> test, test.dtype
(array([11, 12, 13, 14]), dtype('int32'))
Attention
The data type conversion method will only return a new array instance, and the data and information of the original array instance has not changed.
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