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numpy.ascontiguousarray

numpy.ascontiguousarray(a, dtype=None)

Return a contiguous array in memory (C order).

Parameters:

a : array_like

Input array.

dtype : str or dtype object, optional

Data-type of returned array.

Returns:

out : ndarray

Contiguous array of same shape and content as a, with type dtype if specified.

See also

asfortranarray

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

require

Return an ndarray that satisfies requirements.

ndarray.flags

Information about the memory layout of the array.

Examples

>>> x = np.arange(6).reshape(2,3)
>>> np.ascontiguousarray(x, dtype=np.float32)
array([[ 0.,  1.,  2.],
       [ 3.,  4.,  5.]], dtype=float32)
>>> x.flags['C_CONTIGUOUS']
True