numpy.linspace(start, stop, num=50, endpoint=True, retstep=False, dtype=None, axis=0)[source]
Return evenly spaced numbers over a specified interval.
Returns num evenly spaced samples, calculated over the interval [start, stop].
The endpoint of the interval can optionally be excluded.
Changed in version 1.16.0: Non-scalar start and stop are now supported.
Parameters: | start : array_like The starting value of the sequence. stop : array_like The end value of the sequence, unless endpoint is set to False. In that case, the sequence consists of all but the last of num 1 evenly spaced samples, so that stop is excluded. Note that the step size changes when endpoint is False. num : int, optional Number of samples to generate. Default is 50. Must be non-negative. endpoint : bool, optional If True, stop is the last sample. Otherwise, it is not included. Default is True. retstep : bool, optional If True, return (samples, step), where step is the spacing between samples. dtype : dtype, optional The type of the output array. If dtype is not given, infer the data type from the other input arguments. New in version 1.9.0. axis : int, optional The axis in the result to store the samples. Relevant only if start or stop are array-like. By default (0), the samples will be along a new axis inserted at the beginning. Use -1 to get an axis at the end. New in version 1.16.0. |
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Returns: | samples : ndarray There are num equally spaced samples in the closed interval [start, stop] or the half-open interval [start, stop) (depending on whether endpoint is True or False). step : float, optional Only returned if retstep is True Size of spacing between samples. |
See also
arange
Similar to linspace, but uses a step size (instead of the number of samples).
geomspace
Similar to linspace, but with numbers spaced evenly on a log scale (a geometric progression).
logspace
Similar to geomspace, but with the end points specified as logarithms.
Examples
代码语言：javascript复制>>> np.linspace(2.0, 3.0, num=5)
array([2. , 2.25, 2.5 , 2.75, 3. ])
>>> np.linspace(2.0, 3.0, num=5, endpoint=False)
array([2. , 2.2, 2.4, 2.6, 2.8])
>>> np.linspace(2.0, 3.0, num=5, retstep=True)
(array([2. , 2.25, 2.5 , 2.75, 3. ]), 0.25)Graphical illustration:
代码语言：javascript复制>>> import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
>>> N = 8
>>> y = np.zeros(N)
>>> x1 = np.linspace(0, 10, N, endpoint=True)
>>> x2 = np.linspace(0, 10, N, endpoint=False)
>>> plt.plot(x1, y, 'o')
[<matplotlib.lines.Line2D object at 0x...>]
>>> plt.plot(x2, y 0.5, 'o')
[<matplotlib.lines.Line2D object at 0x...>]
>>> plt.ylim([-0.5, 1])
(-0.5, 1)
>>> plt.show()
