numpy.asanyarray

numpy.asanyarray(a, dtype=None, order=None)

Convert the input to an ndarray, but pass ndarray subclasses through.

Parameters :

a : array_like

Input data, in any form that can be converted to an array. This includes scalars, lists, lists of tuples, tuples, tuples of tuples, tuples of lists, and ndarrays.

dtype : data-type, optional

By default, the data-type is inferred from the input data.

order : {‘C’, ‘F’}, optional

Whether to use row-major (‘C’) or column-major (‘F’) memory representation. Defaults to ‘C’.

Returns :

out : ndarray or an ndarray subclass

Array interpretation of a. If a is an ndarray or a subclass of ndarray, it is returned as-is and no copy is performed.

See also

asarray

Similar function which always returns ndarrays.

ascontiguousarray

Convert input to a contiguous array.

asfarray

Convert input to a floating point ndarray.

asfortranarray

Convert input to an ndarray with column-major memory order.

asarray_chkfinite

Similar function which checks input for NaNs and Infs.

fromiter

Create an array from an iterator.

fromfunction

Construct an array by executing a function on grid positions.

Examples

Convert a list into an array:

>>> a = [1, 2]
>>> np.asanyarray(a)
array([1, 2])

Instances of ndarray subclasses are passed through as-is:

>>> a = np.matrix([1, 2])
>>> np.asanyarray(a) is a
True