Method cast

tinygrad/tensor.py:1387–1404

Casts `self` to the given `dtype`. ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python" t = Tensor([-1, 2.5, 3], dtype=dtypes.float) print(t.dtype, t.numpy()) ``` ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python" t = t.cast(dtypes.in

(self, dtype:DTypeLike)

  # ***** cast ops *****

  def cast(self, dtype:DTypeLike) -> Tensor:
    """
    Casts `self` to the given `dtype`.

    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
    t = Tensor([-1, 2.5, 3], dtype=dtypes.float)
    print(t.dtype, t.numpy())
    ```
    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
    t = t.cast(dtypes.int32)
    print(t.dtype, t.numpy())
    ```
    ```python exec="true" source="above" session="tensor" result="python"
    t = t.cast(dtypes.uint8)
    print(t.dtype, t.numpy())
    ```
    """
    return self if self.dtype == (dt:=to_dtype(dtype)) else self._apply_uop(UOp.cast, dtype=dt)

  def bitcast(self, dtype:DTypeLike) -> Tensor:
    """