numpy.s_¶
- numpy.s_ = <numpy.lib.index_tricks.IndexExpression object>¶
A nicer way to build up index tuples for arrays.
Note
Use one of the two predefined instances
index_exp
ors_
rather than directly using IndexExpression.For any index combination, including slicing and axis insertion,
a[indices]
is the same asa[np.index_exp[indices]]
for any array a. However,np.index_exp[indices]
can be used anywhere in Python code and returns a tuple of slice objects that can be used in the construction of complex index expressions.- Parameters
- maketuplebool
If True, always returns a tuple.
See also
index_exp
Predefined instance that always returns a tuple: index_exp = IndexExpression(maketuple=True).
s_
Predefined instance without tuple conversion: s_ = IndexExpression(maketuple=False).
Notes
You can do all this with slice() plus a few special objects, but there’s a lot to remember and this version is simpler because it uses the standard array indexing syntax.
Examples
>>> np.s_[2::2] slice(2, None, 2) >>> np.index_exp[2::2] (slice(2, None, 2),)
>>> np.array([0, 1, 2, 3, 4])[np.s_[2::2]] array([2, 4])