[Numpy-discussion] Getting index of array after applying cond

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Shailendra <shailendra.vikas <at> gmail.com> writes:

> 
> I forgot to mention that i wanted this to work for general shape. So i
> modified it little bit
> 
> >>> x = array([[1,2,3,4,5], [6,7,8,7,6], [1,2,3,4,5]])
> >>> cond = (x > 5)
> >>> loc= where(cond)
> >>> arg_max=argmax(x[cond])
> >>> x[tuple([e[arg_max] for e in loc])]
> 8

But what happens if your x is for example
x = array([[1,2,3,4,5], [6,8,8,8,6], [1,2,3,4,5]])

x[tuple([e[arg_max] for e in loc])]
would still yield to 8,
which may or may not be an acceptable answer.

Basically what I mean is that why to bother with the argmax at all,
if your only interest is x[cond].max()?


Just my 2 cents.


Regards,
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