What is the numpy.asanyarray() function in Python?

Overview

The asanyarray() function in Python converts the input data to an array.

Syntax

numpy.asanyarray(a, dtype=None)
Syntax for the asanyarray() function in Python

Parameter value

The asanyarray() function takes the following parameter values:

  • a: This represents the input data converted to an array. It could be a list, lists of tuples, tuples of lists, and arrays.
  • dtype: This represents the data type of the desired array. By default, the data type of the array is determined from the input data. This is optional.

Return value

The asanyarray() function returns an array representation of the input data.

Example

import numpy as np



# creating an input data

a = [1.5, 2.0, 3.1, 4.4, 5]



# converting the input data to an array

myarray = np.asanyarray(a, dtype = np.int)



print(myarray)

Explanation

  • Line 1: We import the numpy module.
  • Line 4: We create an input data variable, xWith five elements.
  • Line 7: We convert the input data xto an int-type array using the asanyarray() function. The output is assigned to a variable, myarray.
  • Line 9: We print the myarray array.

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