[Numpy-discussion] arr.dtype.kind is 'i' for dtype=unit !?

[Travis Oliphant]

Sebastian Haase wrote:
> Hi,
> What are the possible values of 
> arr.dtype.kind ?
>
> It seems that signed and unsigned are considered to be the same "kind" 
>   
>>>> arr=N.arange(10,dtype=N.uint)
>>>> arr.dtype.kind
>>>>         
> 'i'
>   
>>>> arr.dtype.itemsize
>>>>         
> 8
> (OK - this is just showing off our amd64 linux ;-) )
>
> How can I distinguish signed from unsigned without having to list all possible 
> cases explicitly ?
>
>
>   
Hmm....  This is a problem.   There is a 'u' kind for unsigned integers.  

On my system I get 'u' when running the code you just gave.

Can anybody on a 64-bit system confirm?

-Travis