description: Converts the given type_value to a DType.

tf.dtypes.as_dtype

Converts the given type_value to a DType.

Main aliases

tf.as_dtype

Compat aliases for migration

See Migration guide for more details.

tf.compat.v1.as_dtype, tf.compat.v1.dtypes.as_dtype

tf.dtypes.as_dtype(
    type_value
)

Note: DType values are interned. When passed a new DType object, as_dtype always returns the interned value.

Args
`type_value`	A value that can be converted to a `tf.DType` object. This may currently be a `tf.DType` object, a `DataType` enum, a string type name, or a `numpy.dtype`.

Returns
A `DType` corresponding to `type_value`.

Raises
`TypeError`	If `type_value` cannot be converted to a `DType`.

Args