Let us see how to save a numpy array to a text file.
Method 1: Using File handling
Creating a text file using the in-built open() function and then converting the array into string and writing it into the text file using the write() function. Finally closing the file using close() function. Below are some programs of the this approach:
- Example 1:
Python3
# Program to save a NumPy array to a text file# Importing required librariesimport numpy# Creating an arrayList = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]Array = numpy.array(List)# Displaying the arrayprint('Array:\n', Array)file = open("file1.txt", "w+")# Saving the array in a text filecontent = str(Array)file.write(content)file.close()# Displaying the contents of the text filefile = open("file1.txt", "r")content = file.read()print("\nContent in file1.txt:\n", content)file.close() |
- Output:
Array: [1 2 3 4 5] Content in file1.txt: [1 2 3 4 5]
- Example 2:
Python3
# Program to save a NumPy array to a text file# Importing required librariesimport numpy# Creating 2D arrayList = [[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6], [7, 8, 9]]Array = numpy.array(List)# Displaying the arrayprint('Array:\n', Array)file = open("file2.txt", "w+")# Saving the 2D array in a text filecontent = str(Array)file.write(content)file.close()# Displaying the contents of the text filefile = open("file2.txt", "r")content = file.read()print("\nContent in file2.txt:\n", content)file.close() |
- Output:
Array: [[1 2 3] [4 5 6] [7 8 9]] Content in file2.txt: [[1 2 3] [4 5 6] [7 8 9]]
- Method 2:
Using NumPy functions
After creating the array, the
function can be used to save the array into a text file. Below are some programs of this approach.
- Example 1:
Python3
# Program to save a NumPy array to a text file# Importing required librariesimport numpy# Creating an arrayList = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]Array = numpy.array(List)# Displaying the arrayprint('Array:\n', Array)# Saving the array in a text filenumpy.savetxt("file1.txt", Array)# Displaying the contents of the text filecontent = numpy.loadtxt('file1.txt')print("\nContent in file1.txt:\n", content) |
- Output:
Array: [1 2 3 4 5] Content in file1.txt: [1. 2. 3. 4. 5.]
- Example 2:
Python3
# Program to save a NumPy array to a text file# Importing required librariesimport numpy# Creating 2D arrayList = [[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6], [7, 8, 9]]Array = numpy.array(List)# Displaying the arrayprint('Array:\n', Array)# Saving the 2D array in a text filenumpy.savetxt("file2.txt", Array)# Displaying the contents of the text filecontent = numpy.loadtxt('file2.txt')print("\nContent in file2.txt:\n", content) |
- Output:
Array: [[1 2 3] [4 5 6] [7 8 9]] Content in file2.txt: [[1. 2. 3.] [4. 5. 6.] [7. 8. 9.]]
