[gdal-dev] Setting DataType in ReadAsArray

[elliott at cpi.com]

> Il 16/10/2012 22.05, elliott at cpi.com ha scritto:
>> Hello,
>>
>> Does anybody know of a way to set the data type in the call ReadAsArray.
>> It is currently reading a field as an unsigned int and it needs to be
>> read
>> as a signed int.
>
> Hi,
> ReadAsArray returns substantially a numpy array, so you can use np
> functions and methods of conversions between data types [1]. Finally,
> the simplest way consists into using the .astype() method. Hope this
> helps!
>
> Cheers,
> Antonio
>
> [1] http://docs.scipy.org/doc/numpy/user/basics.types.html
>
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Thanks, perfect!  Exactly what I was looking for.