Increase Age field in NumPy Structured array by 1

NumPy: Structured Arrays Exercise-9 with Solution

Field-wise operations:

Write a NumPy program to increase the 'age' field by 1 for all individuals in the structured array created with fields for 'name' (string), 'age' (integer), and 'height' (float).

Sample Solution:

Python Code:

import numpy as np

# Define the data type for the structured array
dtype = [('name', 'U10'), ('age', 'i4'), ('height', 'f4')]

# Create the structured array with sample data
structured_array = np.array([
    ('Lehi', 25, 5.5),
    ('Albin', 30, 5.8),
    ('Zerach', 35, 6.1),
    ('Edmund', 40, 5.9),
    ('Laura', 28, 5.7)
], dtype=dtype)


print("Original Structured Array:")
print(structured_array)

# Increase the 'age' field by 1 for all individuals
structured_array['age'] += 1

# Print the updated structured array
print("\nUpdated Structured Array with 'age' field increased by 1:")
print(structured_array)

Output:

Original Structured Array:
[('Lehi', 25, 5.5) ('Albin', 30, 5.8) ('Zerach', 35, 6.1)
 ('Edmund', 40, 5.9) ('Laura', 28, 5.7)]

Updated Structured Array with 'age' field increased by 1:
[('Lehi', 26, 5.5) ('Albin', 31, 5.8) ('Zerach', 36, 6.1)
 ('Edmund', 41, 5.9) ('Laura', 29, 5.7)]

Explanation:

• Import libraries:
• Imported numpy as "np" for array creation and manipulation.
• Define Data Type:
• Define the data type for the structured array using a list of tuples. Each tuple specifies a field name and its corresponding data type. The data types are:
• 'U10' for a string of up to 10 characters.
• 'i4' for a 4-byte integer.
• 'f4' for a 4-byte float.
• Create a Structured Array:
• Created the structured array using np.array(), providing sample data for five individuals. Each individual is represented as a tuple with values for 'name', 'age', and 'height'.
• Increase the 'Age' field:
• Increase the 'age' field by 1 for all individuals using structured_array['age'] += 1.
• Print Updated Structured Array:
• Print the updated structured array to verify that the 'age' field has been increased by 1 for all individuals.

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