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numpy.ma.MaskedArray.__array__

MaskedArray.__array__()

a.__array__(|dtype) -> reference if type unchanged, copy otherwise.

Returns either a new reference to self if dtype is not given or a new array of provided data type if dtype is different from the current dtype of the array.