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method
ndarray.tobytes(order='C')
Construct Python bytes containing the raw data bytes in the array.
Constructs Python bytes showing a copy of the raw contents of data memory. The bytes object is produced in C-order by default. This behavior is controlled by the order parameter.
Parameters:order{‘C’, ‘F’, ‘A’}, optionalControls the memory layout of the bytes object. ‘C’ means C-order, ‘F’ means F-order, ‘A’ (short for Any) means ‘F’ if a is Fortran contiguous, ‘C’ otherwise. Default is ‘C’.
Returns:sbytesPython bytes exhibiting a copy of a’s raw data.
See also
Inverse of this operation, construct a 1-dimensional array from Python bytes.
Examples
>>> importnumpyasnp>>> x=np.array([[0,1],[2,3]],dtype='<u2')>>> x.tobytes()b'\x00\x00\x01\x00\x02\x00\x03\x00'>>> x.tobytes('C')==x.tobytes()True>>> x.tobytes('F')b'\x00\x00\x02\x00\x01\x00\x03\x00'