numpy.real

numpy.real(val)

Return the real part of the complex argument.

Parameters

valarray_like

Input array.

Returns

outndarray or scalar

The real component of the complex argument. If val is real, the type of val is used for the output. If val has complex elements, the returned type is float.

See also

real_if_close, imag, angle

Examples

>>> a = np.array([1+2j, 3+4j, 5+6j])
>>> a.real
array([1.,  3.,  5.])
>>> a.real = 9
>>> a
array([9.+2.j,  9.+4.j,  9.+6.j])
>>> a.real = np.array([9, 8, 7])
>>> a
array([9.+2.j,  8.+4.j,  7.+6.j])
>>> np.real(1 + 1j)
1.0