diff --git a/python_binding/data/pybind_Tensor.cpp b/python_binding/data/pybind_Tensor.cpp
index 067ad8c003b2f403fbf312a59f7416ad1c364a47..fa109a9af4b1146b60f0fffc80b8dfc6e4a2c256 100644
--- a/python_binding/data/pybind_Tensor.cpp
+++ b/python_binding/data/pybind_Tensor.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ void init_Tensor(py::module& m){
         (m,"Tensor", py::multiple_inheritance(), py::buffer_protocol());
 
     pyClassTensor.def(py::init<>())
-    .def("set_backend", &Tensor::setBackend, py::arg("name"), py::arg("device") = 0)
+    .def("set_datatype", &Tensor::setDataType, py::arg("datatype"), py::arg("copyCast") = true)
+    .def("set_backend", &Tensor::setBackend, py::arg("name"), py::arg("device") = 0, py::arg("copyFrom") = true)
     .def("dims", (const std::vector<DimSize_t>& (Tensor::*)()const) &Tensor::dims)
     .def("dtype", &Tensor::dataType)
     .def("size", &Tensor::size)