Replacing numpy array elements within a given range then and there

Question

Say I have following numpy array.

arr = np.array( [ 1.0, 1.1, 1.44, 1.8, 1.0, 1.67, 1.23, 1.0] )

I could replace all elements that are equal to 1.0 with 0.0, simply using following line.

arr[arr==1.0] = 0.0

How could I replace all elements between, say 1.0 - 1.5 with 1.0 without running through a for loop.

Basically what I ask is how to do the following

arr[arr>1.0 and arr<1.5] = 1.0

Thanks

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score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 22 '18 at 16:34

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You just need to club the conditions together using & and enclosing the conditions in ( )

arr[(arr>1.0) & (arr<1.5)] = 1.0

# array([1.  , 1.  , 1.  , 1.8 , 1.  , 1.67, 1.  , 1.  ])

answered Oct 22 '18 at 16:34

Sheldore

Could you please explain me how this operation happens, and why it is faster than replacing with a for loop? – Achintha Ihalage Oct 22 '18 at 16:51
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`(arr>1.0)` and `(arr<1.5)` finds the indices for which the conditions are True and `&` combines them. The result is the indices at which the values fulfill these conditions. Those indices inside `[ ]` acts as the input indices for `arr[ ]` and gives you the elements for which the condition holds. The assignment operator `=` then assigns 1.0 to the values on those indices. – Sheldore Oct 22 '18 at 18:42

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 22 '18 at 16:34

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You can do it like this

arr = np.array( [ 1.0, 1.1, 1.44, 1.8, 1.0, 1.67, 1.23, 1.0] )
arr[(1<arr) & (arr<1.5)] = 1.0

You need to use the bit-wise & to join the arrays into one array mask.

answered Oct 22 '18 at 16:34

Stephen C

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