set_default_dtype

ivy.set_default_dtype(dtype, /)

Set the datatype dtype as default data type.

Parameters:

dtype (Union[Dtype, NativeDtype, str]) – the data_type to set as default data type

Examples

With ivy.Dtype input:

>>> ivy.set_default_dtype(ivy.bool)
>>> ivy.default_dtype_stack
['bool']
>>> ivy.unset_default_dtype()

>>> ivy.set_default_dtype("float64")
>>> ivy.default_dtype_stack
['float64']
>>> ivy.unset_default_dtype()

With ivy.NativeDtype input:

>>> ivy.set_default_dtype(ivy.native_uint64)
>>> ivy.default_dtype_stack
['uint64']