Data Type Functions

Array API specification for data type functions.

A conforming implementation of the array API standard must provide and support the following data type functions.

Objects in API

astype(x, dtype, /, *, copy=True)	Copies an array to a specified data type irrespective of Type Promotion Rules rules.
can_cast(from_, to, /)	Determines if one data type can be cast to another data type according Type Promotion Rules rules.
finfo(type, /)	Machine limits for floating-point data types.
iinfo(type, /)	Machine limits for integer data types.
isdtype(dtype, kind)	Returns a boolean indicating whether a provided dtype is of a specified data type "kind".
result_type(*arrays_and_dtypes)	Returns the dtype that results from applying the type promotion rules (see Type Promotion Rules) to the arguments.