[Numpy-discussion] matrix rank of numpy array or matrix

[Nils Wagner]

On Tue, 5 Feb 2008 11:37:12 -0800 (PST)
  mark <markbak@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks.
> I rewrote the line as:
> 
> from numpy.linalg import svd
> from numpy import sum,where
> 
> def matrixrank(A,tol=1e-8):
>    s = svd(A,compute_uv=0)
>    return sum( where( s>tol, 1, 0 ) )
> 
> Would be nice to include matrixrank in numpy, as it is 
>really useful,

+1
   
And a nullspace function - how about that ?

See

http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Mail/Message/scipy-user/2726126

Nils