I'm trying to transform each element of a numpy array into an array itself (say, to interpret a greyscale image as a color image). In other words:
>>> my_ar = numpy.array((0,5,10))
[0, 5, 10]
>>> transformed = my_fun(my_ar) # In reality, my_fun() would do something more useful
array([
[ 0, 0, 0],
[ 5, 10, 15],
[10, 20, 30]])
>>> transformed.shape
(3, 3)
I've tried:
def my_fun_e(val):
return numpy.array((val, val*2, val*3))
my_fun = numpy.frompyfunc(my_fun_e, 1, 3)
but get:
my_fun(my_ar)
(array([[0 0 0], [ 5 10 15], [10 20 30]], dtype=object), array([None, None, None], dtype=object), array([None, None, None], dtype=object))
and I've tried:
my_fun = numpy.frompyfunc(my_fun_e, 1, 1)
but get:
>>> my_fun(my_ar)
array([[0 0 0], [ 5 10 15], [10 20 30]], dtype=object)
This is close, but not quite right -- I get an array of objects, not an array of ints.
Update 3! OK. I've realized that my example was too simple beforehand -- I don't just want to replicate my data in a third dimension, I'd like to transform it at the same time. Maybe this is clearer?