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# numpy.core.defchararray.isspace

`numpy.core.defchararray.``isspace`(a)

  Returns true for each element if there are only whitespace characters in the string and there is at least one character, false otherwise.

  Calls str.isspace element-wise.

  For 8-bit strings, this method is locale-dependent.

  Parameters: | a : array_like of str or unicode
  Returns: | out : ndarray Output array of bools

  See also

  `str.isspace`