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numpy.core.defchararray.isspace() function

The numpy.core.defchararray.isspace() function returns true for each element if there are only whitespace characters in the string and there is at least one character, false otherwise.

Version: 1.15.0

Syntax:

numpy.core.defchararray.isspace(a)

Parameter:

Return value:

out : ndarray, bool - Array of booleans of same shape as a.

Note:

The 'chararray' class exists for backwards compatibility with Numarray, it is not recommended for new development. Starting from numpy 1.4, if one needs arrays of strings, it is recommended to use arrays of 'dtype' 'object_', 'string_' or 'unicode_', and use the free functions in the 'numpy.char' module for fast vectorized string operations.

Some methods will only be available if the corresponding string method is available in your version of Python.

The preferred alias for 'defchararray' is 'numpy.char'.

Example-1: numpy.isspace() function

>>> import numpy as np
>>> x = np.char.isspace('thequickbrownfox')
>>> x
array(False)

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Example-2: numpy.isspace() function

>>> import numpy as np
>>> y = np.char.isspace('                ')
>>> y
array(True)

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Example-3: numpy.isspace() function

>>> import numpy as np
>>> z = np.char.isspace('ABCD  GHIJ')
>>> z
array(False)

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