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diff --git a/doc/source/reference/arrays.dtypes.rst b/doc/source/reference/arrays.dtypes.rst index 2fc1add99..797f1f6f8 100644 --- a/doc/source/reference/arrays.dtypes.rst +++ b/doc/source/reference/arrays.dtypes.rst @@ -220,16 +220,20 @@ One-character strings Array-protocol type strings (see :ref:`arrays.interface`) The first character specifies the kind of data and the remaining - characters specify how many bytes of data. The supported kinds are + characters specify the number of bytes per item. The item size may + be ignored for some kinds (i.e., boolean, object), rounded to the + next supported size (float, complex), or interpreted as the number + of characters (Unicode). The supported kinds are ================ ======================== - ``'b'`` Boolean + ``'b'`` boolean ``'i'`` (signed) integer ``'u'`` unsigned integer ``'f'`` floating-point ``'c'`` complex-floating point - ``'S'``, ``'a'`` string - ``'U'`` unicode + ``'O'`` (Python) objects + ``'S'``, ``'a'`` (byte-)string + ``'U'`` Unicode ``'V'`` raw data (:class:`void`) ================ ======================== |