bundles / numpy 2.4.3 / numpy / lib / _iotools / NameValidator / validate

function

`numpy.lib._iotools:NameValidator.validate`

source: /numpy/lib/_iotools.py :312

Signature

def validate ( self , names , defaultfmt = f%i , nbfields = None )

Summary

Validate a list of strings as field names for a structured array.

Parameters

names : sequence of str: Strings to be validated.
defaultfmt : str, optional: Default format string, used if validating a given string reduces its length to zero.
nbfields : integer, optional: Final number of validated names, used to expand or shrink the initial list of names.

Returns

validatednames : list of str: The list of validated field names.

Notes

A NameValidator instance can be called directly, which is the same as calling validate. For examples, see NameValidator.

Aliases

numpy.lib._iotools.NameValidator.validate