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# scipy.signal.kaiser_atten

`scipy.signal.``kaiser_atten`(numtaps, width)

  Compute the attenuation of a Kaiser FIR filter.

  Given the number of taps N and the transition width width, compute the attenuation a in dB, given by Kaiser’s formula:

  > a = 2.285 * (N - 1) * pi * width + 7.95

  Parameters : | N : int The number of taps in the FIR filter. width : float The desired width of the transition region between passband and stopband (or, in general, at any discontinuity) for the filter.
  Returns : | a : float The attenuation of the ripple, in dB.

  See also

  `kaiserord`, `kaiser_beta`

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