e.

Parameters
----------
obj : ndarray, dtype or scalar
    An object that can be queried for it's numeric type.

Returns
-------
val : scalar
    The maximum representable value.

Raises
------
TypeError
    If `obj` isn't a suitable numeric type.

See Also
--------
maximum_fill_value : The inverse function.
set_fill_value : Set the filling value of a masked array.
MaskedArray.fill_value : Return current fill value.

Examples
--------
>>> import numpy as np
>>> import numpy.ma as ma
>>> a = np.int8()
>>> ma.minimum_fill_value(a)
127
>>> a = np.int32()
>>> ma.minimum_fill_value(a)
2147483647

An array of numeric data can also be passed.

>>> a = np.array([1, 2, 3], dtype=np.int8)
>>> ma.minimum_fill_value(a)
127
>>> a = np.array([1, 2, 3], dtype=np.float32)
>>> ma.minimum_fill_value(a)
inf

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