>>> 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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