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Create a NumPy ndarray Object
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NumPy is used to work with arrays. The array object in NumPy is called ndarray .
NumPy Array Split
NumPy Array Search We can create a NumPy ndarray object by using the array() function.
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Random Intro import numpy as np

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arr = np.array([1, 2, 3, 4, 5])
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print(arr)
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type(): This built-in Python function tells us the type of the object passed to it. Like in above code it shows that arr is
numpy.ndarray type.

To create an ndarray , we can pass a list, tuple or any array-like object into the array() method, and it will be converted into an
ndarray :

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Use a tuple to create a NumPy array:

import numpy as np
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arr = np.array((1, 2, 3, 4, 5))

print(arr)

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Dimensions in Arrays
A dimension in arrays is one level of array depth (nested arrays).

nested array: are arrays that have arrays as their elements.

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0-D Arrays
0-D arrays, or Scalars, are the elements in an array. Each value in an array is a 0-D array.

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Create a 0-D array with value 42

import numpy as np

arr = np.array(42)

print(arr)

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1-D Arrays
An array that has 0-D arrays as its elements is called uni-dimensional or 1-D array.

These are the most common and basic arrays.

Example
Create a 1-D array containing the values 1,2,3,4,5:

import numpy as np

arr = np.array([1, 2, 3, 4, 5])

print(arr)

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2-D Arrays
An array that has 1-D arrays as its elements is called a 2-D array.

These are often used to represent matrix or 2nd order tensors.

NumPy has a whole sub module dedicated towards matrix operations called numpy.mat

Example
Create a 2-D array containing two arrays with the values 1,2,3 and 4,5,6:

import numpy as np

arr = np.array([[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6]])

print(arr)

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3-D arrays
An array that has 2-D arrays (matrices) as its elements is called 3-D array.

These are often used to represent a 3rd order tensor.

Example
Create a 3-D array with two 2-D arrays, both containing two arrays with the values 1,2,3 and 4,5,6:

import numpy as np

arr = np.array([[[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6]], [[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6]]])

print(arr)

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Check Number of Dimensions?

NumPy Arrays provides the ndim attribute that returns an integer that tells us how many dimensions the array have.

Example
Check how many dimensions the arrays have:

import numpy as np

a = np.array(42)
b = np.array([1, 2, 3, 4, 5])
c = np.array([[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6]])
d = np.array([[[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6]], [[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6]]])

print(a.ndim)
print(b.ndim)
print(c.ndim)
print(d.ndim)

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Higher Dimensional Arrays

An array can have any number of dimensions.

When the array is created, you can define the number of dimensions by using the ndmin argument.

Example
Create an array with 5 dimensions and verify that it has 5 dimensions:

import numpy as np

arr = np.array([1, 2, 3, 4], ndmin=5)

print(arr)
print('number of dimensions :', arr.ndim)

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In this array the innermost dimension (5th dim) has 4 elements, the 4th dim has 1 element that is the vector, the 3rd dim has 1
element that is the matrix with the vector, the 2nd dim has 1 element that is 3D array and 1st dim has 1 element that is a 4D
array.

Test Yourself With Exercises

Exercise:
Insert the correct method for creating a NumPy array.

arr = np. ([1, 2, 3, 4, 5])

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