numpy.ma.MaskedArray.get_fill_value

MaskedArray.get_fill_value()

Return the filling value of the masked array.

Returns:

fill_value : scalar

The filling value.

Examples

>>> for dt in [np.int32, np.int64, np.float64, np.complex128]:
...     np.ma.array([0, 1], dtype=dt).get_fill_value()
...
999999
999999
1e+20
(1e+20+0j)

>>> x = np.ma.array([0, 1.], fill_value=-np.inf)
>>> x.get_fill_value()
-inf