convert_numpy_strings_to_h5py

s100py.s1xx.convert_numpy_strings_to_h5py(vals, names=None)

change numpy arrays with “U” into array using the h5py special string_dtype that translates to utf-8 in the file.

Parameters

• vals – a list or array

• names – optional list of names to use with the record array

Return type

A new numpy array which will have h5py special types embedded for the strings