How do I import data with different types from file into a Python Numpy array?

Question

Say I have a file myfile.txt containing:

1   2.0000  buckle_my_shoe
3   4.0000  margery_door

How do I import data from

Answer 1

Use numpy.genfromtxt:

import numpy as np
np.genfromtxt('filename', dtype= None)
# array([(1, 2.0, 'buckle_my_shoe'), (3, 4.0, 'margery_door')], 
#       dtype=[('f0', '