001-creating-arrays.ipynb

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    "# Creating a numpy array"
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   "source": [
    "import numpy as np"
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   "source": [
    "## One dimensional:"
   ]
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   "source": [
    "a = np.array([10, 20, 30])"
   ]
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       "array([10, 20, 30])"
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    "a"
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   "source": [
    "type(a)"
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   "source": [
    "## Getting array information: data type, dimensions, shape and size"
   ]
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     "output_type": "execute_result"
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    "a.dtype"
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       "(3,)"
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    "a.shape"
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   "source": [
    "## Two dimensional:"
   ]
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   "source": [
    "a2 = np.array([[1,2,3], [4,5,6]])"
   ]
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   "execution_count": 11,
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       "array([[1, 2, 3],\n",
       "       [4, 5, 6]])"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 11,
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   "source": [
    "a2"
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  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 12,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
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       "dtype('int64')"
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     "execution_count": 12,
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     "output_type": "execute_result"
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    "a2.dtype"
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    "a2.ndim"
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   "execution_count": 14,
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       "(2, 3)"
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    "a2.shape"
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   "execution_count": 15,
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       "6"
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     "execution_count": 15,
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    "a2.size"
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       "48"
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     "execution_count": 16,
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    "a2.nbytes"
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   "cell_type": "markdown",
   "metadata": {},
   "source": [
    "## Important: Arrays must have regular shapes!!!"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 17,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "array([list([1, 2, 3]), list([4, 5])], dtype=object)"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 17,
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    "np.array([[1,2,3], [4,5]])  # irregular shape: don't do this! "
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   "source": [
    "And also: array **size** usually does not change after creation."
   ]
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   "cell_type": "markdown",
   "metadata": {},
   "source": [
    "# Specifying data types with `dtype` and `astype()`"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 18,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "array([10, 20, 30])"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 18,
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     "output_type": "execute_result"
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   ],
   "source": [
    "np.array([10, 20, 30])"
   ]
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   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 19,
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   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "array([10., 20., 30.])"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 19,
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   "source": [
    "np.array([10, 20, 30], dtype=float)"
   ]
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   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 20,
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   "outputs": [
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     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "array([10., 20., 30.])"
      ]
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     "execution_count": 20,
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    "a.astype(float)"
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   "metadata": {},
   "source": [
    "# More ways to create arrays"
   ]
  },
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   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": null,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [],
   "source": []
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   "source": [
    "## `zeros()`, `ones()`, `empty()`"
   ]
  },
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   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 21,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "array([0., 0., 0., 0., 0., 0., 0., 0., 0., 0.])"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 21,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "np.zeros(10)"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 22,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "array([[0., 0., 0., 0., 0.],\n",
       "       [0., 0., 0., 0., 0.],\n",
       "       [0., 0., 0., 0., 0.]])"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 22,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
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   ],
   "source": [
    "np.zeros((3, 5))"
   ]
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   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 23,
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   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "array([[[0., 0., 0., 0., 0.],\n",
       "        [0., 0., 0., 0., 0.],\n",
       "        [0., 0., 0., 0., 0.]],\n",
       "\n",
       "       [[0., 0., 0., 0., 0.],\n",
       "        [0., 0., 0., 0., 0.],\n",
       "        [0., 0., 0., 0., 0.]],\n",
       "\n",
       "       [[0., 0., 0., 0., 0.],\n",
       "        [0., 0., 0., 0., 0.],\n",
       "        [0., 0., 0., 0., 0.]],\n",
       "\n",
       "       [[0., 0., 0., 0., 0.],\n",
       "        [0., 0., 0., 0., 0.],\n",
       "        [0., 0., 0., 0., 0.]]])"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 23,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
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   ],
   "source": [
    "np.zeros((4, 3, 5))"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 24,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "array([1., 1., 1., 1.])"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 24,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "np.ones(4)"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 25,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "array([0., 0., 0., 0., 0., 0., 0., 0., 0., 0.])"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 25,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
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   ],
   "source": [
    "np.empty(10) # does not initalize memory"
   ]
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   "source": [
    "##  `arange()`, `linspace()`"
   ]
  },
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   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 26,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [],
   "source": [
    "a3 = np.arange(20)"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 27,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "array([ 0,  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  8,  9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16,\n",
       "       17, 18, 19])"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 27,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "a3"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 28,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "array([0., 1., 2., 3., 4.])"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 28,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "np.arange(5.) # creates floats!"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 29,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "array([10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35])"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 29,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "np.arange(10, 40, 5)"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 30,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "array([ 1.        ,  1.64285714,  2.28571429,  2.92857143,  3.57142857,\n",
       "        4.21428571,  4.85714286,  5.5       ,  6.14285714,  6.78571429,\n",
       "        7.42857143,  8.07142857,  8.71428571,  9.35714286, 10.        ])"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 30,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
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   ],
   "source": [
    "np.linspace(1, 10, 15)"
   ]
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   "cell_type": "markdown",
   "metadata": {},
   "source": [
    "## ...`eye()`, `diag()`"
   ]
  },
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   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 31,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "array([[1., 0., 0., 0., 0.],\n",
       "       [0., 1., 0., 0., 0.],\n",
       "       [0., 0., 1., 0., 0.],\n",
       "       [0., 0., 0., 1., 0.],\n",
       "       [0., 0., 0., 0., 1.]])"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 31,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "np.eye(5)"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": null,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [],
   "source": []
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 32,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "array([[0., 0., 1., 0., 0., 0., 0., 0.],\n",
       "       [0., 0., 0., 1., 0., 0., 0., 0.],\n",
       "       [0., 0., 0., 0., 1., 0., 0., 0.],\n",
       "       [0., 0., 0., 0., 0., 1., 0., 0.],\n",
       "       [0., 0., 0., 0., 0., 0., 1., 0.],\n",
       "       [0., 0., 0., 0., 0., 0., 0., 1.],\n",
       "       [0., 0., 0., 0., 0., 0., 0., 0.],\n",
       "       [0., 0., 0., 0., 0., 0., 0., 0.]])"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 32,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "np.eye(8, k=2)"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 33,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "array([[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],\n",
       "       [0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],\n",
       "       [0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],\n",
       "       [0, 0, 0, 3, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],\n",
       "       [0, 0, 0, 0, 4, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],\n",
       "       [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 5, 0, 0, 0, 0],\n",
       "       [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 6, 0, 0, 0],\n",
       "       [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 7, 0, 0],\n",
       "       [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 8, 0],\n",
       "       [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 9]])"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 33,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
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   ],
   "source": [
    "np.diag(np.arange(10))"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "markdown",
   "metadata": {},
   "source": [
    "## `np.random.*`"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 34,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "array([0.52297285, 0.79754644, 0.36816662, 0.46000435, 0.64712376,\n",
       "       0.97199938, 0.65291903, 0.30065233, 0.10800028, 0.27023246])"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 34,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "np.random.random(10)"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 35,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "array([[0.59258109, 0.35775893, 0.21164484, 0.88275613, 0.89120151],\n",
       "       [0.60319397, 0.08085025, 0.07080682, 0.45673067, 0.77097745],\n",
       "       [0.72088694, 0.09743378, 0.83669466, 0.15414018, 0.92524497]])"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 35,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "np.random.random((3,5))"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 36,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "array([[3, 3, 9, 5, 8, 2],\n",
       "       [9, 6, 1, 6, 4, 6],\n",
       "       [8, 9, 3, 3, 3, 8],\n",
       "       [8, 7, 4, 4, 0, 5]])"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 36,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "np.random.randint(0, 10, (4, 6)) # creates ints from 0 to 9; excludes 10."
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 37,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "array([4, 0, 6, 2, 7, 8, 1, 9, 5, 3])"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 37,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "np.random.permutation(10) # random permutation of arange(10)"
   ]
  }
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