numpy.char.less

char.less(x1, x2)

Return (x1 < x2) element-wise.

Unlike numpy.greater, this comparison is performed by first stripping whitespace characters from the end of the string. This behavior is provided for backward-compatibility with numarray.

Parameters

x1, x2array_like of str or unicode

Input arrays of the same shape.

Returns

outndarray

Output array of bools.

See also

equal, not_equal, greater_equal, less_equal, greater

numpy.char.greater numpy.char.compare_chararrays