numpy.datetime_data — NumPy v2.6.dev0 Manual

numpy.datetime_data(dtype, /)

#

Get information about the step size of a date or time type.

The returned tuple can be passed as the second argument of

numpy.datetime64

and

numpy.timedelta64

.

Parameters:dtypedtypeThe dtype object, which must be a

datetime64

or

timedelta64

type.

Returns:unitstrThe

datetime unit

on which this dtype is based.

countintThe number of base units in a step.

Examples

>>> importnumpyasnp>>> dt_25s=np.dtype('timedelta64[25s]')>>> np.datetime_data(dt_25s)('s', 25)>>> np.array(10,dt_25s).astype('timedelta64[s]')array(250, dtype='timedelta64[s]')The result can be used to construct a datetime that uses the same units as a timedelta

>>> np.datetime64('2010',np.datetime_data(dt_25s))np.datetime64('2010-01-01T00:00:00','25s')