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

Overview

The numpy.ones() function in Python is used to return an array filled with ones (1).

Syntax

numpy.ones(shape, dtype=None, order='C', *, like=None)

Parameters

The numpy.ones() method takes the following parameters:

  • shape: This represents the shape of the new array.
  • dtype: This represents the data type of array you want. This is optional.
  • order: This represents whether to store multi-dimensional data in C or F style. The default is C style. This is optional.
  • like: This represents the array_like object or prototype.

Return value

The numpy.ones() function returns an array with the given shape, dtype, and filled with ones.

Example

import numpy as np



# an aray with 5 ones and integer data type

myarray = np.ones((5), dtype = int)



print(myarray)

Explanation

  • Line 1: We import the numpy model.
  • Line 4: We use the numpy.ones() function to create an array with 5 ones. The data type of the array elements is integer. The output is stored in a variable myarray.
  • Line 6: We print the array myarray.

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