nigsp.utils.change_var_type¶

nigsp.utils.change_var_type(var, dtype, varname='an input variable', stop=True, silent=False)[source]¶

Make sure var is of type dtype.

Parameters:

varstr, int, or float: Variable to change type of.
dtypetype: Type to change var to.
varnamestr, optional: The name of the variable.
stopbool, optional: If True, raises TypeError if var is not of dtype.
silentbool, optional: If True, don’t return any message.

Returns:

int, float, str, list, or var: The given var in the given dtype, or var if '' or None

Raises:

NotImplementedError: If dtype is not int, float, str, or list.
TypeError: If variable var is not of type and stop is True.