Shahid Akhtar Khan

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How to compute the Logarithm of elements of a tensor in PyTorch?

Shahid Akhtar Khan
Shahid Akhtar Khan
Updated on 26-Mar-2026 1K+ Views

To compute the logarithm of elements of a tensor in PyTorch, we use the torch.log() method. It returns a new tensor with the natural logarithm values of the elements of the original input tensor. Syntax torch.log(input, *, out=None) → Tensor Parameters input − The input tensor containing positive values out (optional) − The output tensor to store the result Steps Import the required library. In all the following Python examples, the required Python library is torch. Make sure you have already installed it. ...

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How to get the data type of a tensor in PyTorch?

Shahid Akhtar Khan
Shahid Akhtar Khan
Updated on 26-Mar-2026 15K+ Views

A PyTorch tensor is homogeneous, meaning all elements share the same data type. You can access the data type of any tensor using the .dtype attribute, which returns the tensor's data type. Syntax tensor.dtype Where tensor is the PyTorch tensor whose data type you want to retrieve. Example 1: Random Tensor Data Type The following example shows how to get the data type of a randomly generated tensor − import torch # Create a tensor of random numbers of size 3x4 T = torch.randn(3, 4) print("Original Tensor T:") print(T) ...

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How to compute the sine of elements of a tensor in PyTorch?

Shahid Akhtar Khan
Shahid Akhtar Khan
Updated on 26-Mar-2026 625 Views

To compute the sine of elements of a tensor, we use the torch.sin() method. It returns a new tensor with the sine values of the elements of the original input tensor. This function is element-wise and preserves the original tensor's shape. Syntax torch.sin(input, out=None) → Tensor Parameters input − Input tensor containing elements in radians out − Optional output tensor to store the result Example 1: 1D Tensor Computing sine values for a one-dimensional tensor − import torch # Create a 1D tensor T = torch.tensor([1.3, 4.32, ...

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How to squeeze and unsqueeze a tensor in PyTorch?

Shahid Akhtar Khan
Shahid Akhtar Khan
Updated on 26-Mar-2026 5K+ Views

In PyTorch, you can modify tensor dimensions using torch.squeeze() and torch.unsqueeze() methods. The squeeze operation removes dimensions of size 1, while unsqueeze adds new dimensions of size 1 at specified positions. Understanding Squeeze Operation The torch.squeeze() method removes all dimensions of size 1 from a tensor. For example, if a tensor has shape (2 × 1 × 3 × 1), squeezing will result in shape (2 × 3). Example import torch # Create a tensor with dimensions of size 1 tensor = torch.ones(2, 1, 2, 1) print("Original tensor shape:", tensor.shape) print("Original tensor:", tensor) ...

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How to compute the histogram of a tensor in PyTorch?

Shahid Akhtar Khan
Shahid Akhtar Khan
Updated on 26-Mar-2026 2K+ Views

The histogram of a tensor is computed using torch.histc(). It returns a histogram represented as a tensor. It takes four parameters: input, bins, min and max. It sorts the elements into equal width bins between min and max. It ignores the elements smaller than the min and greater than the max. Syntax torch.histc(input, bins=100, min=0, max=0) Parameters input − Input tensor bins − Number of histogram bins (default: 100) min − Lower range of bins (default: 0) max − Upper range of bins (default: 0) Basic Example Let's create a ...

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How to find mean across the image channels in PyTorch?

Shahid Akhtar Khan
Shahid Akhtar Khan
Updated on 26-Mar-2026 3K+ Views

RGB images have three channels: Red, Green, and Blue. Computing the mean of pixel values across these channels is a common preprocessing step in computer vision. In PyTorch, we use torch.mean() on image tensors with dim=[1, 2] to calculate channel-wise means. Understanding Image Tensors PyTorch image tensors have shape [C, H, W] where C is channels, H is height, and W is width. Setting dim=[1, 2] computes the mean across height and width dimensions, leaving us with three values (one per channel). Method 1: Using PIL and torch.mean() This approach reads images using PIL and applies ...

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How to compare two tensors in PyTorch?

Shahid Akhtar Khan
Shahid Akhtar Khan
Updated on 26-Mar-2026 11K+ Views

To compare two tensors element-wise in PyTorch, we use the torch.eq() method. It compares corresponding elements and returns True if the elements are equal, else it returns False. We can compare tensors with same or different dimensions, but their sizes must match at non-singleton dimensions. Syntax torch.eq(input, other) Parameters: input − First tensor to compare other − Second tensor to compare Return Value: A tensor of boolean values (True or False) Example 1: Comparing 1-D Tensors The following example shows how to ...

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How to find the k-th and the top "k" elements of a tensor in PyTorch?

Shahid Akhtar Khan
Shahid Akhtar Khan
Updated on 26-Mar-2026 985 Views

PyTorch provides powerful methods to find specific elements in tensors. torch.kthvalue() finds the k-th smallest element, while torch.topk() finds the k largest elements. Finding the k-th Element with torch.kthvalue() The torch.kthvalue() method returns the k-th smallest element after sorting the tensor in ascending order. It returns both the value and its index in the original tensor. Syntax torch.kthvalue(input, k, dim=None, keepdim=False) Parameters input − The input tensor k − The k-th element to find (1-indexed) dim − The dimension along which to find the k-th value keepdim − Whether to keep ...

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How to sort the elements of a tensor in PyTorch?

Shahid Akhtar Khan
Shahid Akhtar Khan
Updated on 26-Mar-2026 2K+ Views

To sort the elements of a tensor in PyTorch, we can use the torch.sort() method. This method returns two tensors: the first tensor contains sorted values of the elements and the second tensor contains indices of elements in the original tensor. We can sort 2D tensors row-wise and column-wise by specifying the dimension. Syntax torch.sort(input, dim=None, descending=False) Parameters input − The input tensor to be sorted dim − Dimension along which to sort (0 for column-wise, 1 for row-wise) descending − If True, sorts in descending order (default: False) Example 1: ...

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How to compute the mean and standard deviation of a tensor in PyTorch?

Shahid Akhtar Khan
Shahid Akhtar Khan
Updated on 26-Mar-2026 6K+ Views

A PyTorch tensor is similar to a NumPy array but optimized for GPU acceleration. Computing mean and standard deviation are fundamental statistical operations in deep learning for data normalization and analysis. Basic Syntax PyTorch provides built-in functions for these statistical computations − torch.mean(input, dim=None) − Computes the mean value torch.std(input, dim=None) − Computes the standard deviation Computing Mean and Standard Deviation of 1D Tensor Let's start with a simple one-dimensional tensor − import torch # Create a 1D tensor tensor_1d = torch.tensor([2.453, 4.432, 0.754, -6.554]) print("Tensor:", tensor_1d) # Compute ...

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