[SciPy-user] what does 'd' mean in array([0.0, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0], 'd')

[Steve Schmerler]

dmitrey wrote:
> hi all,
> during debug I obtain
>  >>> x
> array([0.5, 1.5, 2.5, 3.5], 'd')
> What does this 'd' mean?

http://www.scipy.org/Tentative_NumPy_Tutorial#head-6a1bc005bd80e1b19f812e1e64e0d25d50f99fe2
http://www.scipy.org/Numpy_Example_List#typeDict
http://www.hjcb.nl/python/Arrays.html#.dtype

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cheers,
steve

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