read_dates returns `dtype('O')` instead of `dtype('(07) Author Dalbo 01 Mar 2025 Save Image Image gallery: Dtype M8 Ns
![PYTHON Difference between data type 'datetime64[ns]' and ' M8[ns](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fiiPjHYVrvo/maxresdefault.jpg "PYTHON Difference between data type 'datetime64[ns]' and ' M8[ns")
![Cannot cast array data from dtype(‘＜M8[ns]‘) to dtype(‘float64](https://img-blog.csdnimg.cn/3785234f921440859f2de3b06bb74973.png?x-oss-process=image/watermark,type_d3F5LXplbmhlaQ,shadow_50,text_Q1NETiBARWtrbzI4NQ==,size_20,color_FFFFFF,t_70,g_se,x_16 "Cannot cast array data from dtype(‘＜M8[ns]‘) to dtype(‘float64")
![Cannot cast array data from dtype(‘＜M8[ns]‘) to dtype(‘float64](https://img-blog.csdnimg.cn/66c820acaaeb4669b7b87bcadd2cdfb8.png?x-oss-process=image/watermark,type_d3F5LXplbmhlaQ,shadow_50,text_Q1NETiBARWtrbzI4NQ==,size_20,color_FFFFFF,t_70,g_se,x_16 "Cannot cast array data from dtype(‘＜M8[ns]‘) to dtype(‘float64")
