Return a new array of given shape without initializing entries in Numpy

To return a new array of given shape and type, without initializing entries, use the numpy.empty() method in Python Numpy. The dtype is the desired output data-type for the array, e.g, numpy.int8. Default is numpy.float64. The order suggests whether to store multi-dimensional data in row-major (C-style) or column-major (Fortran-style) order in memory.

The function empty() returns an array of uninitialized (arbitrary) data of the given shape, dtype, and order. Object arrays will be initialized to None.

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Steps

At first, import the required library −

import numpy as np

To return a new array of given shape and type, without initializing entries, use the numpy.empty() method in Python Numpy −

arr = np.empty([3, 3, 3])

Display the array −

print("Array...
",arr)

Get the type of the array −

print("
Array type...
", arr.dtype)

Get the dimensions of the Array −

print("
Our Array Dimensions...
", arr.ndim)

Get the number of elements in the Array −

print("
Number of elements...
", arr.size)

Example

import numpy as np

# To return a new array of given shape and type, without initializing entries, use the numpy.empty() method in Python Numpy
arr = np.empty([3, 3, 3])

# Display the array
print("Array...
",arr)

# Get the type of the array
print("
Array type...
", arr.dtype)

# Get the dimensions of the Array
print("
Our Array Dimensions...
", arr.ndim)

# Get the number of elements in the Array
print("
Number of elements...
", arr.size)

Output

Array...
[[[4.64759419e-310 0.00000000e+000 6.90799318e-310]
[6.90799318e-310 6.90799319e-310 6.90799319e-310]
[6.90799152e-310 6.90785783e-310 6.90799318e-310]]

[[6.90799165e-310 6.90785780e-310 6.90785780e-310]
[6.90799317e-310 6.90799317e-310 6.90785780e-310]
[6.90799318e-310 6.90799314e-310 6.90799320e-310]]

[[6.90785780e-310 6.90799318e-310 6.90785780e-310]
[6.90799320e-310 6.90799317e-310 6.90785780e-310]
[6.90799320e-310 6.90799318e-310 1.10670705e-321]]]

Array type...
float64

Our Array Dimensions...
3

Number of elements...
27