int64_from_datetime64

spacekernel.time.int64_from_datetime64(ndarray datetime64) → ndarray

Convert a NumPy datetime64[ns] array to its underlying int64 representation.

Parameters:

datetime64_arrndarray of datetime64[ns], shape (N,)

Input array of NumPy datetime values (nanosecond precision).

Returns:

int64_arrndarray of int64, shape (N,)

Array of 64-bit integers giving the number of nanoseconds since the Unix epoch for each input datetime.