pandas.arrays.IntegerArray.astype¶
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IntegerArray.
astype
(dtype, copy=True)[source]¶ Cast to a NumPy array or IntegerArray with ‘dtype’.
Parameters: - dtype : str or dtype
Typecode or data-type to which the array is cast.
- copy : bool, default True
Whether to copy the data, even if not necessary. If False, a copy is made only if the old dtype does not match the new dtype.
Returns: - array : ndarray or IntegerArray
NumPy ndarray or IntergerArray with ‘dtype’ for its dtype.
Raises: - TypeError
if incompatible type with an IntegerDtype, equivalent of same_kind casting