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numpy.asscalar

numpy.asscalar(a)

Convert an array of size 1 to its scalar equivalent.

Deprecated since version 1.16: Deprecated, use numpy.ndarray.item() instead.

Parameters

andarray

Input array of size 1.

Returns

outscalar

Scalar representation of a. The output data type is the same type returned by the input’s item method.

Examples

>>>

>>> np.asscalar(np.array([24]))
24