def METHOD_NAME(obj):
    """Return a bit-width name for a given type object"""
    bits = _bits_of(obj)
    dt = dtype(obj)
    char = dt.kind
    base = _kind_name(dt)
    if base == 'object':
        bits = 0
    if bits != 0:
        char = "%s%d" % (char, bits // 8)
    return base, bits, char