[Numpy-discussion] Difference between shape=() and shape=(1,)

[Friedrich Romstedt]

2010/7/14 John Reid <j.reid@mail.cryst.bbk.ac.uk>:
> That sounds useful but I should have said: sometimes I need to replace
> other values that aren't NaNs.

Sorry, for the double dumb recommendation of nan_to_num, but when
replacing other normal values mabe you can use:

>>> a = numpy.asarray(1)
>>> b = numpy.asarray([10, 1])
>>> a *= (a != 1)
>>> b *= (b != 1)
>>> a
array(0)
>>> b
array([10,  0])

We have tested this for speed and it's even faster than the
slicing-and-insert method.

When having to replace, you can use a composite approach, e.g. to
replace 1 by 10000:

>>> b = (b * (b != 1) + 10000 * (b == 1))

I don't know how to replace nans by values other than zero.

Friedrich