Numpy Tutorial
Creating NumPy Array
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Matrix in NumPy
Operations on NumPy Array
Reshaping NumPy Array
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Arithmetic operations on NumPy Array
Linear Algebra in NumPy Array
NumPy and Random Data
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Universal Functions
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numpy.linspace()
is a very useful function to generate evenly spaced numbers over a specified range.
numpy.linspace()
:The linspace
function in NumPy is used to create a linear space of values between a start and an end point.
If you haven't installed NumPy:
pip install numpy
Begin by importing NumPy:
import numpy as np
linspace()
function:The function requires two primary arguments: the start and end values. It will generate an array of evenly spaced values between (and including) these values.
# Generating 50 values (default number) between 0 and 1 arr = np.linspace(0, 1) print(arr)
You can specify how many evenly spaced values you want between the start and end points:
# Generating 10 values between 0 and 1 arr = np.linspace(0, 1, 10) print(arr)
By default, linspace
includes the endpoint. If you want to exclude the end value, set the endpoint
argument to False
:
arr = np.linspace(0, 1, 10, endpoint=False) print(arr)
If you're interested in knowing the step size between the values, you can use the retstep
argument:
arr, step = np.linspace(0, 1, 10, retstep=True) print("Array:", arr) print("Step size:", step)
One of the most common uses of linspace
is to generate values for function evaluations, especially for plotting purposes:
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt # Generate 1000 points between -2�� and 2�� x = np.linspace(-2 * np.pi, 2 * np.pi, 1000) y = np.sin(x) plt.plot(x, y) plt.title("Sine Wave") plt.xlabel("X values") plt.ylabel("sin(X)") plt.grid(True) plt.show()
The numpy.linspace()
function is an excellent tool for generating sequences of evenly spaced values between (and optionally including) endpoints. It's especially useful in scientific computing and plotting where such sequences are frequently required. When working with mathematical functions and visualizations, it's often one of the first functions to consider.
Description: NumPy's numpy.linspace
function is used to generate evenly spaced values over a specified range.
Code:
import numpy as np # Example of creating evenly spaced values with NumPy linspace start = 0 stop = 1 num_points = 5 # Generate evenly spaced values evenly_spaced_values = np.linspace(start, stop, num_points) print("Start:", start) print("Stop:", stop) print("Number of Points:", num_points) print("Evenly Spaced Values:") print(evenly_spaced_values)
Description: NumPy's numpy.linspace
function is versatile and can be used to generate sequences of evenly spaced values for various applications.
Code:
import numpy as np # Example of NumPy linspace function start = 0 stop = 2 num_points = 5 # Generate evenly spaced values evenly_spaced_values = np.linspace(start, stop, num_points) print("Start:", start) print("Stop:", stop) print("Number of Points:", num_points) print("Evenly Spaced Values:") print(evenly_spaced_values)
Description: NumPy's numpy.linspace
function is particularly useful for generating a sequence of numbers with a specified number of points.
Code:
import numpy as np # Example of generating a sequence of numbers using linspace start = 1 stop = 10 num_points = 5 # Generate a sequence of numbers sequence_of_numbers = np.linspace(start, stop, num_points) print("Start:", start) print("Stop:", stop) print("Number of Points:", num_points) print("Sequence of Numbers:") print(sequence_of_numbers)
Description: NumPy's numpy.linspace
and numpy.arange
functions both generate sequences of evenly spaced values, but they have differences in how the spacing is specified.
Code:
import numpy as np # Example of NumPy linspace vs arange start = 0 stop = 1 num_points = 5 # Using linspace evenly_spaced_values_linspace = np.linspace(start, stop, num_points) # Using arange evenly_spaced_values_arange = np.arange(start, stop, (stop - start) / num_points) print("Start:", start) print("Stop:", stop) print("Number of Points:", num_points) print("Evenly Spaced Values (linspace):") print(evenly_spaced_values_linspace) print("Evenly Spaced Values (arange):") print(evenly_spaced_values_arange)
Description: NumPy's numpy.linspace
allows customization of start and stop values to generate sequences over specific ranges.
Code:
import numpy as np # Example of customizing start and stop values with NumPy linspace start = 2 stop = 5 num_points = 4 # Generate custom sequence custom_sequence = np.linspace(start, stop, num_points) print("Start:", start) print("Stop:", stop) print("Number of Points:", num_points) print("Custom Sequence:") print(custom_sequence)
Description: NumPy's numpy.linspace
is often referred to as creating a linear space, as it generates evenly spaced values along a linear scale.
Code:
import numpy as np # Example of creating a linear space with NumPy linspace start = 0 stop = 1 num_points = 5 # Create a linear space linear_space = np.linspace(start, stop, num_points) print("Start:", start) print("Stop:", stop) print("Number of Points:", num_points) print("Linear Space:") print(linear_space)
Description: NumPy's numpy.linspace
is commonly used in plotting to create evenly spaced values for x-axis.
Code:
import numpy as np import matplotlib.pyplot as plt # Example of using NumPy linspace for plotting start = 0 stop = 2 * np.pi num_points = 100 # Create values for x-axis in a sine plot x_values = np.linspace(start, stop, num_points) y_values = np.sin(x_values) # Plotting plt.plot(x_values, y_values) plt.xlabel("x") plt.ylabel("sin(x)") plt.title("Sine Plot using NumPy linspace") plt.show()
Description: NumPy's numpy.linspace
allows specifying the step parameter to control the spacing between generated values.
Code:
import numpy as np # Example of NumPy linspace with step parameter start = 0 stop = 10 step = 2 # Generate values with specified step values_with_step = np.linspace(start, stop, (stop - start) // step + 1) print("Start:", start) print("Stop:", stop) print("Step:", step) print("Values with Step:") print(values_with_step)