What is the numpy.ndarray.flatten() method in Python?

Overview

The ndarray.flatten() method in Python is used to return a copy of a given array in such a way that it is collapsed into one dimension.

Syntax

ndarray.flatten(order='C')
Syntax for the ndarray.flatten() method

Parameter value

The ndarray.flatten() method takes an optional parameter value, orfer, which represents the order to which the array is to be flattened. The different orders are:

  • 'C': This is to flatten the array in row-major order.
  • 'F': This is to flatten the array in column-major order.
  • 'A': This is to flatten the array in column-major order, if the input array is Fortran contiguous in memory, and row-major order if otherwise.
  • 'K': This is to flatten the array in the order in which its elements occur in memory.

The default value is 'C'.

Example

import numpy as np
# creating an input array
myarray = np.array([[1,2,3],[4,5,6]])
# to flatten the array in F-order
print(myarray.flatten('F'))

Code explanation

  • Line 1: We import the numpy module.
  • Line 3: We create an input array, myarray , using the array() function.
  • Line 6: We implement the ndarray.flatten() method on the input array. We print the result to the console.
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