Convert Python List to numpy Arrays

A list in Python is a linear data structure that can hold heterogeneous elements they do not require to be declared and are flexible to shrink and grow. On the other hand, an array is a data structure which can hold homogeneous elements, arrays are implemented in Python using the NumPy library. Arrays require less memory then list.

The similarity between an array and a list is that the elements of both array and a list can be identified by its index value.

In Python lists can be converted to arrays by using two methods from the NumPy library:

• Using numpy.array()
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  # importing library import numpy     # initilizing list lst = [1, 7, 0, 6, 2, 5, 6]    # converting list to array arr = numpy.array(lst)    # displaying list print ("List: ", lst)    # displaying array print ("Array: ", arr)

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  Output:

  List:  [1, 7, 0, 6, 2, 5, 6]
  Array:  [1 7 0 6 2 5 6]

• Using numpy.asarray()
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  # importing library import numpy     # initilizing list lst = [1, 7, 0, 6, 2, 5, 6]    # converting list to array arr = numpy.asarray(lst)    # displaying list print ("List:", lst)    # displaying array print ("Array: ", arr)

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  Output:

  List:  [1, 7, 0, 6, 2, 5, 6]
  Array:  [1 7 0 6 2 5 6]

The vital difference between the above two methods is that numpy.array() will make a duplicate of the original object and numpy.asarray() would mirror the changes in the original object.

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