This function returns a 1-D iterator over the array. It behaves similar to Python's built-in iterator.
import numpy as np a = np.arange(8).reshape(2,4) print 'The original array:' print a print '\n' print 'After applying the flat function:' # returns element corresponding to index in flattened array print a.flat[5]
Its output is as follows −
The original array: [[0 1 2 3] [4 5 6 7]] After applying the flat function: 5