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ndarray.astype

ndarray.astype converts an array to a requested data type. It normally returns a new array, and its casting rules control which conversions are allowed.

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Since
2.4

Syntax

ndarray.astype(dtype, order='K', casting='unsafe', subok=True, copy=True)

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Source: numpy.ndarray.astype — NumPy v2.5 Manual. Checked 2026-11-03.