pandas.api.types.is_complex_dtype¶

pandas.api.types.is_complex_dtype(arr_or_dtype) → bool[source]¶

Check whether the provided array or dtype is of a complex dtype.

Parameters

arr_or_dtypearray-like: The array or dtype to check.

Returns

boolean: Whether or not the array or dtype is of a complex dtype.

Examples

>>> is_complex_dtype(str)
False
>>> is_complex_dtype(int)
False
>>> is_complex_dtype(np.complex)
True
>>> is_complex_dtype(np.array(['a', 'b']))
False
>>> is_complex_dtype(pd.Series([1, 2]))
False
>>> is_complex_dtype(np.array([1 + 1j, 5]))
True