ndarray.item¶

ndarray.item(self, *args)¶

Copy an element of an array to a standard Python scalar and return it.

Parameters:

*args : Arguments (variable number and type)

none: in this case, the method only works for arrays with one element (a.size == 1), which element is copied into a standard Python scalar object and returned.

int_type: this argument is interpreted as a flat index into the array, specifying which element to copy and return.

tuple of int_types: functions as does a single int_type argument, except that the argument is interpreted as an nd-index into the array.

Returns:

z : Standard Python scalar object: A copy of the specified element of the array as a suitable Python scalar.