numpy.imag#

numpy.imag(val)[source]#

Return the imaginary part of the complex argument.

Parameters:

valarray_like: Input array.

Returns:

outndarray or scalar: The imaginary component of the complex argument. If val is real, the type of val is used for the output. If val has complex elements, the returned type is float.

See also

real, angle, real_if_close

Examples

>>> import numpy as np
>>> a = np.array([1+2j, 3+4j, 5+6j])
>>> a.imag
array([2.,  4.,  6.])
>>> a.imag = np.array([8, 10, 12])
>>> a
array([1. +8.j,  3.+10.j,  5.+12.j])
>>> np.imag(1 + 1j)
1.0