# Arrays in Python 

Arrays in python are a largely different data structure entirely than the more commonly used [list](obsidian://open?vault=Coding%20Tips&file=Python%2Fcodes%2FLists%2FLists), and different still than the pythonic dictionary. Arrays are different than lists than in the sense that they are used for entirely different purposes as lists are more iterable and arrays have the advantage of being of fixed size. 

In python3, they are most commonly called by using [numpy](obsidian://open?vault=Coding%20Tips&file=Python%2Ftools%2Fnumpy%2Fnumpy) array. 

It is used by creating an ```np.array([])``` call. 

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#### 0-D array 
This is simply the same as just having one object

```
import numpy as np 
arr = np.array(42)
print(arr)
```


#### 1-D array 
This is a more classic array that we can set of fixed size. 
```
import numpy as np 
arr = np.arr([1, 2, 3, 4, 5])
print(arr)
```


#### 2-D array 
Arrays that have 1-D arrays as its elements and are often used to represent matrix or 2nd order tensors. Numpy has a sub module called ```numpy.mat``` to deal with such operations.

```
import numpy as np  
  
arr = np.array([[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6]])  
  
print(arr)
```

#### Higher DImensional arrays
Create a defined number of dimensions by using ```ndmin``` argument like so: 

A 5 dimensional array: 
```

import numpy as np  
  
arr = np.array([1, 2, 3, 4], ndmin=5)  
  
print(arr)  
print('number of dimensions :', arr.ndim)
```


## To check the number of dimensions 

Simply use the ```ndim ``` attribute on an object.