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# numpy.copysign

`numpy.``copysign`(x1, x2[, out]) = <ufunc 'copysign'>

  Change the sign of x1 to that of x2, element-wise.

  If both arguments are arrays or sequences, they have to be of the same length. If x2 is a scalar, its sign will be copied to all elements of x1.

  Parameters: | x1 : array_like Values to change the sign of. x2 : array_like The sign of x2 is copied to x1. out : ndarray, optional Array into which the output is placed. Its type is preserved and it must be of the right shape to hold the output. See doc.ufuncs.
  Returns: | out : array_like The values of x1 with the sign of x2.

  Examples

      >>> np.copysign(1.3, -1)
      -1.3
      >>> 1/np.copysign(0, 1)
      inf
      >>> 1/np.copysign(0, -1)
      -inf

      >>> np.copysign([-1, 0, 1], -1.1)
      array([-1., -0., -1.])
      >>> np.copysign([-1, 0, 1], np.arange(3)-1)
      array([-1.,  0.,  1.])