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SciPy Reference Guide, Release 0.8.dev
The source code is only returned for objects written in Python. Many functions and classes are defined in C and
will therefore not return useful information.
See Also:
Parameters
object : numpy object
lookfor, info
Examples
Input object. This can be any object (function, class, module, ...).
output : file object, optional
If output not supplied then source code is printed to screen (sys.stdout). File object
must be created with either write ‘w’ or append ‘a’ modes.
>>> np.source(np.interp)
In file: /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/numpy/lib/function_base.py
def interp(x, xp, fp, left=None, right=None):
""".... (full docstring printed)"""
if isinstance(x, (float, int, number)):
return compiled_interp([x], xp, fp, left, right).item()
else:
return compiled_interp(x, xp, fp, left, right)
The source code is only returned for objects written in Python.
>>> np.source(np.array)
Not available for this object.
info(object=None, maxwidth=76, output=,
toplevel=’scipy’)
Get help information for a function, class, or module.
See Also:
Parameters
object : object or str, optional
source, lookfor
Input object or name to get information about. If object is a numpy object, its docstring
is given. If it is a string, available modules are searched for matching objects.
If None, information about info itself is returned.
maxwidth : int, optional
Printing width.
output : file like object, optional
File like object that the output is written to, default is stdout. The object has to be
opened in ‘w’ or ‘a’ mode.
toplevel : str, optional
Start search at this level.
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