Convert the input to an array.
Parameters ---------- a : array_like Input data, in any form that can be converted to an array. This includes lists, lists of tuples, tuples, tuples of tuples, tuples of lists and ndarrays. dtype : data-type, optional By default, the data-type is inferred from the input data. order : 'C', 'F', optional Whether to use row-major (C-style) or column-major (Fortran-style) memory representation. Defaults to 'C'.
Returns ------- out : ndarray Array interpretation of `a`. No copy is performed if the input is already an ndarray with matching dtype and order. If `a` is a subclass of ndarray, a base class ndarray is returned.
See Also -------- asanyarray : Similar function which passes through subclasses. ascontiguousarray : Convert input to a contiguous array. asfarray : Convert input to a floating point ndarray. asfortranarray : Convert input to an ndarray with column-major memory order. asarray_chkfinite : Similar function which checks input for NaNs and Infs. fromiter : Create an array from an iterator. fromfunction : Construct an array by executing a function on grid positions.
Examples -------- Convert a list into an array:
>>> a = 1, 2 >>> np.asarray(a) array(1, 2)
Existing arrays are not copied:
>>> a = np.array(1, 2) >>> np.asarray(a) is a True
If `dtype` is set, array is copied only if dtype does not match:
>>> a = np.array(1, 2, dtype=np.float32) >>> np.asarray(a, dtype=np.float32) is a True >>> np.asarray(a, dtype=np.float64) is a False
Contrary to `asanyarray`, ndarray subclasses are not passed through:
>>> issubclass(np.recarray, np.ndarray) True >>> a = np.array((1.0, 2), (3.0, 4), dtype='f4,i4').view(np.recarray) >>> np.asarray(a) is a False >>> np.asanyarray(a) is a True