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      "# usually defaults to float(64 bit)\n",
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      "print a.dtype"
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      "# smart enough to match input:\n",
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      "# smart enough to match input:\n",
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      "# or you can specify:\n",
      "a = np.array( (1,2,3), dtype=np.uint8 )\n",
      "print a.dtype"
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      "#careful: integers overflow:\n",
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      "\n",
      "print a\n",
      "\n",
      "a *= 3\n",
      "\n",
      "print a"
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      "# Object arrays:\n",
      "\n",
      "# create an empty array:\n",
      "\n",
      "a = np.empty((2,3), dtype=np.object)\n",
      "\n",
      "print a"
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      "a[0,2] = (1,2,3)\n",
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