An array in Python is simply used to store multiple values or item of the same type together.
To create an array in Python we use the array() function after importing the array module. The array() function takes the following parameter values:
data_type: This parameter value specifies which data type of array we want to create. it could be an integer type, float type, signed long etc.data_value: This parameter value contains the values of the array you are creating.It is worthy to note that there are many
data typesand for that reason, some of them are listed in the table below:
| Type code | C type | Python type | Minimum size in bytes |
|---|---|---|---|
'b' |
signed char | int | 1 |
'B' |
unsigned char | int | 1 |
'i' |
signed int | int | 2 |
'I' |
unsigned int | int | 2 |
'f' |
float | float | 4 |
'b' |
double | float | 8 |
Now, let’s create some simple arrays using the array() function.
# importing array from array creationsimport array as arr# to create an array of integer datatype ia = arr.array('i', [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 ])# printing the newly created arrayprint('The integer datatype of array is: ', a)# to create an arry in float datatype db = arr.array('d', [1.2, 2.5, 6.4, 5.1, 4.5])# printing the float arrayprint('The float datatype of array is: ', b)
array module in python.a.a, we created in line 5.b.b, which we created in line 12.