Python’s numpy.positive()
method computes the positive of a number or array element-wise.
numpy.positive()
is declared as shown below:
numpy.positive(x, /, out=None, *, where=True, casting='same_kind', order='K', dtype=None, subok=True[, signature, extobj]) = <ufunc 'positive'>
A universal function (ufunc) is a function that operates on ndarrays in an element-by-element fashion. The
positive()
method is a universal function.
The numpy.positive()
method takes the following compulsory parameters:
x
[array-like or scalar] - this is the input array.The numpy.positive()
method takes the following optional parameters:
Parameter | Description |
out | Represents the location into which the output of the method is stored. If not provided or None, a freshly-allocated array is returned. |
where | True value indicates that a universal function should be calculated at this position. |
casting | Controls the type of datacasting that should occur. The same_kind option indicates that safe casting or casting within the same kind should take place. |
order | Controls the memory layout order of the output function. The option K means reading the elements in the order they occur in memory. |
dtype | Represents the desired data type of the array. |
subok | Decides if subclasses should be made or not. If True, subclasses will be passed through. |
numpy.positive()
returns the positive of the input, i.e. y = +x.
The return type is an array or scaler depending on the input type.
The examples below show the different ways numpy.positive()
is used in Python.
The code below outputs the numerical positive of -17.5 and 12. The result is shown below:
import numpy as npa = -17.5b = -20print (np.positive(a))print (np.positive(b))
The example below outputs the element-wise numerical positive of arrays arr1
and arr2
:
import numpy as nparr1 = np.array([20,-30,40])arr2 = np.array([2,-3,4])print(np.positive(arr1))print(np.positive(arr2))
The example below outputs the element-wise numerical positive of arrays arr3
and arr4
:
import numpy as nparr3 = np.array([[2.5,100,-10], [-2.9,90,89]])arr4 = np.array([[-2,-3,-4], [30,40,50]])print(np.positive(arr3))print(np.positive(arr4))
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