mullenkamp

import numpy as np
import math


def compute_scale_and_offset(min_value: (int, float, np.number), max_value: (int, float, np.number), dtype: np.dtype):
    """
    Computes the scale (slope) and offset for a dataset using a min value, max value, and the required np.dtype. 
    It leaves one value at the lower extreme to use for the nan fillvalue.
    These are the min values set asside for the fillvalue (up to 64 bits).
    int8:  -128