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# numpy.iinfo

class `numpy.``iinfo`(type)

  Machine limits for integer types.

  Parameters : | type : integer type, dtype, or instance The kind of integer data type to get information about.

  See also

  `finfo`
    The equivalent for floating point data types.

  Examples

  With types:

      >>> ii16 = np.iinfo(np.int16)
      >>> ii16.min
      -32768
      >>> ii16.max
      32767
      >>> ii32 = np.iinfo(np.int32)
      >>> ii32.min
      -2147483648
      >>> ii32.max
      2147483647

  With instances:

      >>> ii32 = np.iinfo(np.int32(10))
      >>> ii32.min
      -2147483648
      >>> ii32.max
      2147483647

  Attributes

  `min` | Minimum value of given dtype.
  `max` | Maximum value of given dtype.