Common Type Codes Used in Arrays

We use type codes, which are alphabetic representations, to define the value type to be stored in an array. Here is a table showing common data types used in an array function to create an array.

Code Type	Python Data Type	Full Form	Size in Bytes
b	int	Signed Char	1
B	int	Unsigned Char	1
u	unicode character	Py_Unicode	2
h	int	Signed Short	2
H	int	Unsigned Short	2
l	int	Signed Long	4
L	int	Unsigned Long	4
q	int	Signed Long Long	8
Q	int	Unsigned Long Long	8
f	float	Float	4
d	float	Double	8
i	int	Signed Int	2
I	int	Unsigned Int	2

Example: