array_api_extra.default_dtype¶
- array_api_extra.default_dtype(xp, kind='real floating', *, device=None)¶
Return the default dtype for the given namespace and device.
This is a convenience shorthand for
xp.__array_namespace_info__().default_dtypes(device=device)[kind].- Parameters:
xp (array_namespace) – The standard-compatible namespace for which to get the default dtype.
kind ({'real floating', 'complex floating', 'integral', 'indexing'}, optional) – The kind of dtype to return. Default is ‘real floating’.
device (Device, optional) – The device for which to get the default dtype. Default: current device.
- Returns:
The default dtype for the given namespace, kind, and device.
- Return type:
dtype