1.6.172. numpy.maximum_sctype¶

numpy.maximum_sctype(t)[source]¶

Return the scalar type of highest precision of the same kind as the input.

Parameters:

t : dtype or dtype specifier

The input data type. This can be a dtype object or an object that is convertible to a dtype.

Returns:

out : dtype

The highest precision data type of the same kind (dtype.kind) as t.

Examples

>>> np.maximum_sctype(np.int)
<type 'numpy.int64'>
>>> np.maximum_sctype(np.uint8)
<type 'numpy.uint64'>
>>> np.maximum_sctype(np.complex)
<type 'numpy.complex192'>

>>> np.maximum_sctype(str)
<type 'numpy.string_'>

>>> np.maximum_sctype('i2')
<type 'numpy.int64'>
>>> np.maximum_sctype('f4')
<type 'numpy.float96'>