What is Numpy?
Lesson 1 of 18 in Coddy's Numpy Fundamentals course.
Numpy (stands for "Numerical Python") is a third-party library of Python designed for scientific computing.
Python is a high-level programming language that uses a list as its main collection data structure. Lists are flexible, they can grow, shrink, mix types, etc. It is much slower compared to other language collections such as C and C++. To make Python vectors and array computations faster and more efficient, Numpy was written in C. Knowing Numpy can significantly improve your code and reduce the complexity of programs.
To use the module import it and name it np
import numpy as npNumpy official site: Link
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All lessons in Numpy Fundamentals
2N-Dimensional Array Creation
Higher DimensionUnderstanding ShapesPopulate with Fixed ValuesNumpy TypesRangeReshape