convert_numpy

astropy.io.ascii.convert_numpy(numpy_type)

Return a tuple containing a function which converts a list into a numpy array and the type produced by the converter function.

Parameters:

numpy_typenumpy data-type

The numpy type required of an array returned by converter. Must be a valid numpy type (e.g., numpy.uint, numpy.int8, numpy.int64, numpy.float64) or a python type covered by a numpy type (e.g., int, float, str, bool).

Returns:

convertercallable()

converter is a function which accepts a list and converts it to a numpy array of type numpy_type.

converter_typetype

converter_type tracks the generic data type produced by the converter function.

Raises:

ValueError

Raised by converter if the list elements could not be converted to the required type.