code: def interpretBitEncoding(bitEncoding):
      
      if bitEncoding == '64':
          floattype = 'd' # 64-bit
          numpyType = numpy.float64
      elif bitEncoding == '32':
          floattype = 'f' # 32-bit
          numpyType = numpy.float32
      else:
          errorText = ''.join(['bitEncoding \'', bitEncoding, '\' not defined. ',
                               'Must be \'64\' or \'32\''
                               ])
          raise TypeError(errorText)
      return (floattype, numpyType)
docs: Returns a floattype string and a numpy array type.
  
      :param bitEncoding: Must be either '64' or '32'
  
      :returns: (floattype, numpyType)