>>> x = np.array([('Rex', 9, 81.0), ('Fido', 3, 27.0)], ... dtype=[('name', 'U10'), ('age', 'i4'), ('weight', 'f4')]) >>> x array([('Rex', 9, 81.), ('Fido', 3, 27.)], dtype=[('name', 'U10'), ('age', '<i4'), ('weight', '<f4')])