[Numpy-discussion] Re: where

[Robert Kern]

Ryan Krauss wrote:
> Does where return a mask?
> 
> If I do
> myvect=where((f > 19.5) & (phase > 0),f,phase)
> myvect is the same length as f and phase and there is some
> modification of the values where the condition is met, but what that
> modification is is unclear to me.
> 
> If I do
> myind=where((f > 19.5) & (phase > 0))
> I seem to get the indices of the points where both conditions are met.
> 
> I am using version 0.9.5.2043.  I see those kinds of errors about
> truth testing an array often, but not in this case.

Have you read the docstring?

In [33]: where?
Type:           builtin_function_or_method
Base Class:     <type 'builtin_function_or_method'>
String Form:    <built-in function where>
Namespace:      Interactive
Docstring:
    where(condition, | x, y) is shaped like condition and has elements of x and
y where condition is respectively true or false.  If x or y are not given, then
it is equivalent to nonzero(condition).

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