cf.Data.__array__

Data.__array__(*dtype)

The numpy array interface.

New in version (cfdm): 1.7.0

Parameters

dtype: optional

Typecode or data-type to which the array is cast.

Returns

numpy.ndarray

An independent numpy array of the data.

Examples

>>> d = cf.Data([1, 2, 3])
>>> a = numpy.array(d)
>>> print(type(a))
<class 'numpy.ndarray'>
>>> a[0] = -99
>>> d
<CF Data(3): [1, 2, 3]>
>>> b = numpy.array(d, float)
>>> print(b)
[1. 2. 3.]