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# pandas.api.extensions.ExtensionArray.dtype

property ExtensionArray.dtype

  An instance of ExtensionDtype.

  This property returns the dtype object associated with this ExtensionArray. The dtype describes the type of data stored in the array.

  See also

  `api.extensions.ExtensionDtype`

    Base class for extension dtypes.

  `api.extensions.ExtensionArray`

    Base class for extension array types.

  `api.extensions.ExtensionArray.dtype`

    The dtype of an ExtensionArray.

  `Series.dtype`

    The dtype of a Series.

  `DataFrame.dtype`

    The dtype of a DataFrame.

  Examples

      >>> pd.array([1, 2, 3]).dtype
      Int64Dtype()