numpy.issubsctype

numpy.issubsctype(arg1, arg2) [source]

Determine if the first argument is a subclass of the second argument.

Parameters:	arg1, arg2 : dtype or dtype specifier Data-types.
Returns:	out : bool The result.

See also

issctype, issubdtype, obj2sctype

Examples

>>> np.issubsctype('S8', str)
False
>>> np.issubsctype(np.array([1]), int)
True
>>> np.issubsctype(np.array([1]), float)
False