[SciPy-User] naming columns in array

[Benjamin Root]

On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 6:28 PM, <josef.pktd at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 7:21 PM, Dan Lussier <dtlussier at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I was wondering if there was possible to change the dtpye of an array
> > once it exits.
> >
> > Here is my situation.
> >
> > I have either a N x 1 column, or a N x M array where I would like to
> > be able to name the columns after the array exists.
> >
> > I have tried working with record arrays a bit, but no luck.  If
> > someone might be able to scratch a quick example I'd be grateful.
>
> creating a view with structured dtype
>
> >>> x = np.array([[1, 2],[3,4]])
> >>> x.view(dtype=[('a', np.int32), ('b', np.int32)])
> array([[(1, 2)],
>       [(3, 4)]],
>      dtype=[('a', '<i4'), ('b', '<i4')])
>
>

Maybe a labeled array (a.k.a. - larry)?  larry, the manual — la v0.4.0
documentation <http://larry.sourceforge.net/>

Ben Root

> Josef
>
> >
> > Thanks!
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