I have a numpy array and I want to delete the first 3 elements of the array. I tried this solution:
a = np.arange(0,10)
i=0
while(i<3):
del a[0]
i=i+1
This gives me an error that "ValueError: cannot delete array elements". I do not understand why this is the case. i'd appreciate the help thanks!
Numpy arrays have a fixed size, hence you cannot simply delete an element from them. The simplest way to achieve what you want is to use slicing:
a = a[3:]
This will create a new array starting with the 4th element of the original array.
For certain scenarios, slicing is just not enough. If you want to create a subarray consisting of specific elements from the original array, you can use another array to select the indices:
>>> a = arange(10, 20)
>>> a[[1, 4, 5]]
array([11, 14, 15])
So basically, a[[1,4,5]] will return an array that consists of the elements 1,4 and 5 of the original array.
deepcopy from the copy package` to do a = deepcopy(a[3:])It works for me:
import numpy as np
a = np.delete(a, k)
where "a" is your numpy arrays and k is the index position you want delete.
Hope it helps.
numpy arrays don't support element deletion. Why don't you just use slicing to achieve what you want?
a = a[3:]
You can convert it into a list and then try regular delete commands like pop, del, eg.
a = np.array([1,2,3,4,5])
l = list(a)
l.pop(3)
l
>>[1, 2, 3, 5]
