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numpy.ma.MaskedArray.__setstate__

MaskedArray.__setstate__(state)

Restore the internal state of the masked array, for pickling purposes. state is typically the output of the __getstate__ output, and is a 5-tuple:

• class name
• a tuple giving the shape of the data
• a typecode for the data
• a binary string for the data
• a binary string for the mask.