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

[Robert Kern]

dmitrey wrote:

> It seems it's important - I got this x from fortran code, that uses 
> numpy (ALGENCAN).
>  >>> type(x)
> <type 'array'>
>  >>> x.shape
> (4,)

That looks like a Numeric array, not a numpy one. Although, Numeric didn't print
out the 'd', either.

-- 
Robert Kern

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