# TDataServer <-> array conversion

This section describes how to convert a `TDataServer` into a `numpy.array` and vice-versa. A 
breakdown of the macro show below can be found in [](#use_cases_howto_py_tds_array_py)

{{
    "```{literalinclude} " + parent_dir 
    + "/roottest/uranie/doc/overview/use_cases/python/howtoConvertTDataServerArray.py\n"
    + ":language: python\n"
    + ":lines: 1-5,11-40\n"
    + "```"
}}

The macro shown above, is an example of how to convert the content stored in a `TDataServer` and its 
result is discussed in [](#use_cases_howto_py_tds_array_py).