Documentation conventions

• Names that look like numpy.array are links to detailed documentation.
• Examples often include the Python prompt >>>. This is not part of the code and will cause an error if typed or pasted into the Python shell. It can be safely typed or pasted into the IPython shell; the >>> is ignored.

• Examples often use np as an alias for numpy; that is, they assume you’ve run:

  >>> import numpy as np
  

• If you’re a code contributor writing a docstring, see Docstrings.
• If you’re a writer contributing ordinary (non-docstring) documentation, see User documentation.