How To Access The Docstring For More Information?
Table Of Contents:
- help( )
- ?
- ??
(1) help ()
- ‘help( )’ method is used to get information about an object.
- It will provide you with a quick and concise summary of the object and how to use it
Syntax:
help([object])
Note:
- You need to pass the object name to get the information about it.
Example-1:
help(np.ravel)
Help on function ravel in module numpy:
ravel(a, order='C')
Return a contiguous flattened array.
A 1-D array, containing the elements of the input, is returned. A copy is
made only if needed.
As of NumPy 1.10, the returned array will have the same type as the input
array. (for example, a masked array will be returned for a masked array
input)
Parameters
– --------
a : array_like
Input array. The elements in `a` are read in the order specified by
`order`, and packed as a 1-D array.
order : {'C','F', 'A', 'K'}, optional
The elements of `a` are read using this index order. 'C' means
to index the elements in row-major, C-style order,
with the last axis index changing fastest, back to the first
axis index changing slowest. 'F' means to index the elements
in column-major, Fortran-style order, with the
first index changing fastest, and the last index changing
slowest. Note that the 'C' and 'F' options take no account of
the memory layout of the underlying array, and only refer to
the order of axis indexing. 'A' means to read the elements in
Fortran-like index order if `a` is Fortran *contiguous* in
memory, C-like order otherwise. 'K' means to read the
elements in the order they occur in memory, except for
reversing the data when strides are negative. By default, 'C'
index order is used.
Returns
– -----
y : array_like
y is an array of the same subtype as `a`, with shape ``(a.size,)``.
Note that matrices are special cased for backward compatibility, if `a`
is a matrix, then y is a 1-D ndarray.
See Also
– ------
ndarray.flat : 1-D iterator over an array.
ndarray.flatten : 1-D array copy of the elements of an array
in row-major order.
ndarray.reshape : Change the shape of an array without changing its data.
Notes
– ---
In row-major, C-style order, in two dimensions, the row index
varies the slowest, and the column index the quickest. This can
be generalized to multiple dimensions, where row-major order
implies that the index along the first axis varies slowest, and
the index along the last quickest. The opposite holds for
column-major, Fortran-style index ordering.
When a view is desired in as many cases as possible, ``arr.reshape(-1)``
may be preferable.
Examples
– ------
It is equivalent to ``reshape(-1, order=order)``.
>>> x = np.array([[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6]])
>>> np.ravel(x)
array([1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6])
>>> x.reshape(-1)
array([1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6])
>>> np.ravel(x, order='F')
array([1, 4, 2, 5, 3, 6])
When ``order`` is 'A', it will preserve the array's 'C' or 'F' ordering:
>>> np.ravel(x.T)
array([1, 4, 2, 5, 3, 6])
>>> np.ravel(x.T, order='A')
array([1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6])
When ``order`` is 'K', it will preserve orderings that are neither 'C'
nor 'F', but won't reverse axes:
>>> a = np.arange(3)[::-1]; a
array([2, 1, 0])
>>> a.ravel(order='C')
array([2, 1, 0])
>>> a.ravel(order='K')
array([2, 1, 0])
>>> a = np.arange(12).reshape(2,3,2).swapaxes(1,2); a
array([[[ 0, 2, 4],
[ 1, 3, 5]],
[[ 6, 8, 10],
[ 7, 9, 11]]])
>>> a.ravel(order='C')
array([ 0, 2, 4, 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 7, 9, 11])
>>> a.ravel(order='K')
array([ 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11])
(2) ?
- Because access to additional information is so useful,
- IPython uses the
?
character as a shorthand for accessing this documentation along with other relevant information.
Example-1:
np.ravel?
Help on function ravel in module numpy:
ravel(a, order='C')
Return a contiguous flattened array.
A 1-D array, containing the elements of the input, is returned. A copy is
made only if needed.
As of NumPy 1.10, the returned array will have the same type as the input
array. (for example, a masked array will be returned for a masked array
input)
Parameters
– --------
a : array_like
Input array. The elements in `a` are read in the order specified by
`order`, and packed as a 1-D array.
order : {'C','F', 'A', 'K'}, optional
The elements of `a` are read using this index order. 'C' means
to index the elements in row-major, C-style order,
with the last axis index changing fastest, back to the first
axis index changing slowest. 'F' means to index the elements
in column-major, Fortran-style order, with the
first index changing fastest, and the last index changing
slowest. Note that the 'C' and 'F' options take no account of
the memory layout of the underlying array, and only refer to
the order of axis indexing. 'A' means to read the elements in
Fortran-like index order if `a` is Fortran *contiguous* in
memory, C-like order otherwise. 'K' means to read the
elements in the order they occur in memory, except for
reversing the data when strides are negative. By default, 'C'
index order is used.
Returns
– -----
y : array_like
y is an array of the same subtype as `a`, with shape ``(a.size,)``.
Note that matrices are special cased for backward compatibility, if `a`
is a matrix, then y is a 1-D ndarray.
See Also
– ------
ndarray.flat : 1-D iterator over an array.
ndarray.flatten : 1-D array copy of the elements of an array
in row-major order.
ndarray.reshape : Change the shape of an array without changing its data.
Notes
– ---
In row-major, C-style order, in two dimensions, the row index
varies the slowest, and the column index the quickest. This can
be generalized to multiple dimensions, where row-major order
implies that the index along the first axis varies slowest, and
the index along the last quickest. The opposite holds for
column-major, Fortran-style index ordering.
When a view is desired in as many cases as possible, ``arr.reshape(-1)``
may be preferable.
Examples
– ------
It is equivalent to ``reshape(-1, order=order)``.
>>> x = np.array([[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6]])
>>> np.ravel(x)
array([1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6])
>>> x.reshape(-1)
array([1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6])
>>> np.ravel(x, order='F')
array([1, 4, 2, 5, 3, 6])
When ``order`` is 'A', it will preserve the array's 'C' or 'F' ordering:
>>> np.ravel(x.T)
array([1, 4, 2, 5, 3, 6])
>>> np.ravel(x.T, order='A')
array([1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6])
When ``order`` is 'K', it will preserve orderings that are neither 'C'
nor 'F', but won't reverse axes:
>>> a = np.arange(3)[::-1]; a
array([2, 1, 0])
>>> a.ravel(order='C')
array([2, 1, 0])
>>> a.ravel(order='K')
array([2, 1, 0])
>>> a = np.arange(12).reshape(2,3,2).swapaxes(1,2); a
array([[[ 0, 2, 4],
[ 1, 3, 5]],
[[ 6, 8, 10],
[ 7, 9, 11]]])
>>> a.ravel(order='C')
array([ 0, 2, 4, 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 7, 9, 11])
>>> a.ravel(order='K')
array([ 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11])
(3) ??
- You can reach another level of information by reading the source code of the object you’re interested in.
- Using a double question mark (
??
) allows you to access the source code.
Example-1:
np.ravel??
Signature: np.ravel(a, order='C')
Source:
@array_function_dispatch(_ravel_dispatcher)
def ravel(a, order='C'):
"""Return a contiguous flattened array.
A 1-D array, containing the elements of the input, is returned. A copy is
made only if needed.
As of NumPy 1.10, the returned array will have the same type as the input
array. (for example, a masked array will be returned for a masked array
input)
Parameters
– --------
a : array_like
Input array. The elements in `a` are read in the order specified by
`order`, and packed as a 1-D array.
order : {'C','F', 'A', 'K'}, optional
The elements of `a` are read using this index order. 'C' means
to index the elements in row-major, C-style order,
with the last axis index changing fastest, back to the first
axis index changing slowest. 'F' means to index the elements
in column-major, Fortran-style order, with the
first index changing fastest, and the last index changing
slowest. Note that the 'C' and 'F' options take no account of
the memory layout of the underlying array, and only refer to
the order of axis indexing. 'A' means to read the elements in
Fortran-like index order if `a` is Fortran *contiguous* in
memory, C-like order otherwise. 'K' means to read the
elements in the order they occur in memory, except for
reversing the data when strides are negative. By default, 'C'
index order is used.
Returns
– -----
y : array_like
y is an array of the same subtype as `a`, with shape ``(a.size,)``.
Note that matrices are special cased for backward compatibility, if `a`
is a matrix, then y is a 1-D ndarray.
See Also
– ------
ndarray.flat : 1-D iterator over an array.
ndarray.flatten : 1-D array copy of the elements of an array
in row-major order.
ndarray.reshape : Change the shape of an array without changing its data.
Notes
– ---
In row-major, C-style order, in two dimensions, the row index
varies the slowest, and the column index the quickest. This can
be generalized to multiple dimensions, where row-major order
implies that the index along the first axis varies slowest, and
the index along the last quickest. The opposite holds for
column-major, Fortran-style index ordering.
When a view is desired in as many cases as possible, ``arr.reshape(-1)``
may be preferable.
Examples
– ------
It is equivalent to ``reshape(-1, order=order)``.
>>> x = np.array([[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6]])
>>> np.ravel(x)
array([1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6])
>>> x.reshape(-1)
array([1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6])
>>> np.ravel(x, order='F')
array([1, 4, 2, 5, 3, 6])
When ``order`` is 'A', it will preserve the array's 'C' or 'F' ordering:
>>> np.ravel(x.T)
array([1, 4, 2, 5, 3, 6])
>>> np.ravel(x.T, order='A')
array([1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6])
When ``order`` is 'K', it will preserve orderings that are neither 'C'
nor 'F', but won't reverse axes:
>>> a = np.arange(3)[::-1]; a
array([2, 1, 0])
>>> a.ravel(order='C')
array([2, 1, 0])
>>> a.ravel(order='K')
array([2, 1, 0])
>>> a = np.arange(12).reshape(2,3,2).swapaxes(1,2); a
array([[[ 0, 2, 4],
[ 1, 3, 5]],
[[ 6, 8, 10],
[ 7, 9, 11]]])
>>> a.ravel(order='C')
array([ 0, 2, 4, 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 7, 9, 11])
>>> a.ravel(order='K')
array([ 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11])
"""
if isinstance(a, np.matrix):
return asarray(a).ravel(order=order)
else:
return asanyarray(a).ravel(order=order)
File: c:\users\susahoo\anaconda3\lib\site-packages\numpy\core\fromnumeric.py
Type: function