numpy.asanyarray

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

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

Parameters

aarray_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.

dtypedata-type, optional

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

order{‘C’, ‘F’}, optional

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

Returns

outndarray 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.array([(1.0, 2), (3.0, 4)], dtype='f4,i4').view(np.recarray)
>>> np.asanyarray(a) is a
True