a question about numpy

[Robert Kern]

On 2009-09-09 20:46 PM, rechard wrote:
> Robert Kern wrote:
>> On 2009-09-08 20:45 PM, hi_roger wrote:
>>> hello, i want to ask a question about numpy.
>>>
>>> i know how to select a submatrix using the slice object in numpy. But
>>> how can i select a submatrix
>>> A[i1,i2,i3;j1,j2,j3] (elements in A on line i1,i2,i3 and column
>>> j1,j2,j3 , and i1,i2,i3,j1,j2,j3 are all arbitrary numbers )
>>> The submatrix must share data memory with original matrix.
>>>
>>> Any one help? thank you
>>
>> Sturla is almost correct. What you really want is this:
>>
>> i = [[i1], [i2], [i3]]
>> j = [[j1, j2, j3]]
>> B = A[i, j]
>>
>> http://docs.scipy.org/doc/numpy/reference/arrays.indexing.html#integer
>>
>> If you have more numpy questions, please ask on the numpy mailing list.
>>
>> http://www.scipy.org/Mailing_Lists
>>
> wow..., thank you all :)
> but it seems it is impossible to make the submatrix share data with the
> original matrix in pure numpy code ?

That is correct.

-- 
Robert Kern

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