Sorry for being a newbie about it, but could you provide an example? I was able to do this:
d = np.dtype( {'names':['mylist'], 'formats':[np.object]}) but I'm not sure if that's the correct way to produce a python list-type dtype. Further, how do I then define a new array with that as a dtype? When I do this: a = np.array( (5,5), dtype = d) I get the error: ValueError: size of tuple must match number of fields. Any help appreciated. Thanks! Mark On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 2:37 PM, Robert Kern<robert.k...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 11:22, Mark Wendell<mark.wend...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Is it possible to create a dtype that is a list of arbitrary length? > > Use the object dtype. > > -- > Robert Kern > > "I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless > enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as > though it had an underlying truth." > -- Umberto Eco > _______________________________________________ > NumPy-Discussion mailing list > NumPy-Discussion@scipy.org > http://mail.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion > -- -- Mark Wendell "I guess songs are just interesting things to do with the air." Tom Waits _______________________________________________ NumPy-Discussion mailing list NumPy-Discussion@scipy.org http://mail.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion