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NumPy Format #152

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Format name

NumPy Format

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Extensions

npy

MIME/Media Type

application/x-npy

Description

The NumPy format is the standard binary format for saving NumPy arrays to disk. These formats preserve the exact data type (dtype), shape, and byte order of your numerical arrays, allowing you to save and load them without losing information.

Format type

Dataset

Vendor
Creator - Travis Oliphant

Maintained by - NumPy Developers

File format identification signatures

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BOF; Offset: 0; Magic Bytes: .NUMPY

Position of signature
BOF

Min offset
0

Max offset
0

Signature Information (hex)
934E554D5059

Relevant links, documentation, extra information

NumPy Manual - https://numpy.org/doc/stable/reference/generated/numpy.lib.format.html

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Digital Research Alliance of Canada - Federated Research Data Repository / Alliance de recherche numérique du Canada - Dépôt fédéré de données de recherche

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