[Numpy-discussion] transpose of a matrix should be another matrix
David Goldsmith
d_l_goldsmith at yahoo.com
Tue Jul 7 02:21:22 EDT 2009
Also, there is a "non-method" way: the .T property:
>>> a = np. matrix([[1,2,3],[4,5,6],[7,8,9]])
>>> a
matrix([[1, 2, 3],
[4, 5, 6],
[7, 8, 9]])
>>> b = a.T
>>> b
matrix([[1, 4, 7],
[2, 5, 8],
[3, 6, 9]])
DG
--- On Mon, 7/6/09, Chris Colbert <sccolbert at gmail.com> wrote:
> From: Chris Colbert <sccolbert at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Numpy-discussion] transpose of a matrix should be another matrix
> To: "Discussion of Numerical Python" <numpy-discussion at scipy.org>
> Date: Monday, July 6, 2009, 10:42 PM
> you actually have to call the method as
> transpose(). What you requested was the actual method.
>
> >>> import numpy as np
> >>> a = np. matrix([[1,2,3],[4,5,6],[7,8,9]])
> >>> a
> matrix([[1, 2, 3],
>
> [4, 5, 6],
> [7, 8, 9]])
> >>> b = a.transpose()
> >>> b
> matrix([[1, 4, 7],
> [2, 5, 8],
> [3, 6, 9]])
> >>>
>
> On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 1:34 AM,
> Dr. Phillip M. Feldman <pfeldman at verizon.net>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> I'm using the Enthought Python Distribution. When I
> define a matrix and
>
> transpose it, it appears that the result is no longer a
> matrix (see below).
>
> This is both surprising and disappointing. Any
> suggestions will be
>
> appreciated.
>
>
>
> In [16]: A=matrix([[1,2,3],[4,5,6],[7,8,9]])
>
>
>
> In [17]: B=A.transpose
>
>
>
> In [18]: A
>
> Out[18]:
>
> matrix([[1, 2, 3],
>
> [4, 5, 6],
>
> [7, 8, 9]])
>
>
>
> In [19]: B
>
> Out[19]: <built-in method transpose of matrix object at
> 0x00CF2A30>
>
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