@property
def dtype(self):
    '\n        Provide the numpy dtype equivalent to the CDF type of this variable.\n\n        Data from this variable will be returned in numpy arrays of this type.\n\n        See Also\n        --------\n        type\n        '
    cdftype = self.type()
    if ((cdftype in (const.CDF_CHAR.value, const.CDF_UCHAR.value)) and (str is not bytes) and (not self._raw)):
        return numpy.dtype(('U' + str(self._nelems())))
    if ((cdftype in (const.CDF_EPOCH.value, const.CDF_EPOCH16.value, const.CDF_TIME_TT2000.value)) and (not self._raw)):
        return numpy.dtype('O')
    return self._np_type()
Provide the numpy dtype equivalent to the CDF type of this variable.

Data from this variable will be returned in numpy arrays of this type.

See Also
--------
type
@property
def dtype(self):
    '\n        Provide the numpy dtype equivalent to the CDF type of this variable.\n\n        Data from this variable will be returned in numpy arrays of this type.\n\n        See Also\n        --------\n        type\n        '
    cdftype = self.type()
    if ((cdftype in (const.CDF_CHAR.value, const.CDF_UCHAR.value)) and (str is not bytes) and (not self._raw)):
        return numpy.dtype(('U' + str(self._nelems())))
    if ((cdftype in (const.CDF_EPOCH.value, const.CDF_EPOCH16.value, const.CDF_TIME_TT2000.value)) and (not self._raw)):
        return numpy.dtype('O')
    return self._np_type()