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bundles / astropy 7.0.1 / astropy / io / fits / column / _FormatQ

class

astropy.io.fits.column:_FormatQ

source: /astropy/io/fits/column.py :473

Signature

class   _FormatQ ( dtype repeat = None max = None )

Summary

Carries type description of the Q format for variable length arrays.

Extended Summary

The Q format is like the P format but uses 64-bit integers in the array descriptors, allowing for heaps stored beyond 2GB into a file.

Aliases

  • astropy.io.fits.column._FormatQ