NumPy array creation: identity() function

Last update on February 26 2020 08:08:51 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

identity() function

The identity array is a square array with ones on the main diagonal. The identity() function return the identity array.

Syntax:

numpy.identity(n, dtype=None)

Version: 1.15.0

Parameter:

Name	Description	Required / Optional
n	Number of rows (and columns) in n x n output.	Required
dtype	Data-type of the output. Defaults to float.	optional

Return value:

[ndarray] n x n array with its main diagonal set to one, and all other elements 0.

Example: numpy.identity() function

>>> import numpy as np
>>> np.identity(2)
array([[ 1.,  0.],
       [ 0.,  1.]])

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Example: numpy.identity() function

>> import numpy as np
>>> np.identity(3, dtype=int)
array([[1, 0, 0],
       [0, 1, 0],
       [0, 0, 1]])
>>> np.identity(3) #default data type is float
array([[ 1.,  0.,  0.],
       [ 0.,  1.,  0.],
       [ 0.,  0.,  1.]])

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