[Numpy-discussion] How do I do this?

[Stéfan van der Walt]

2008/8/29 Christopher Barker <Chris.Barker@noaa.gov>:
> How can I do this without another line of code special casing the 0,
> which isn't that big I deal, but it seems kind of ugly...
>
>  >>> a[a==0] = min_value
>  >>> np.sign(a) * np.maximum(np.abs(a), min_value)
> array([ 2,  2,  2,  3,  4, -5])

Maybe

(np.sign(a) | 1) * np.maximum(np.abs(a), min_value)

is a little bit easier on the eye.

Cheers
Stéfan