Function PyArray_DescrAlignConverter

numpy/core/src/multiarray/descriptor.c:3131–3136

NUMPY_API * * Get type-descriptor from an object forcing alignment if possible * None goes to DEFAULT type. * * any object with the .fields attribute and/or .itemsize attribute (if the *.fields attribute does not give the total size -- i.e. a partial record * naming). If itemsize is given it must be >= size computed from fields * * The .fields attribute must return a convertible dictiona

 * Result inherits from NPY_VOID.
*/
NPY_NO_EXPORT int
PyArray_DescrAlignConverter(PyObject *obj, PyArray_Descr **at)
{
    *at = _convert_from_any(obj, 1);
    return (*at) ? NPY_SUCCEED : NPY_FAIL;
}

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