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# numpy.ndarray.dtype

`ndarray.``dtype`

  Data-type of the array’s elements.

  Parameters: | None
  Returns: | d : numpy dtype object

  See also

  `numpy.dtype`

  Examples

      >>> x
      array([[0, 1],
             [2, 3]])
      >>> x.dtype
      dtype('int32')
      >>> type(x.dtype)
      <type 'numpy.dtype'>