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# numpy.ma.MaskedArray.__setstate__

`MaskedArray.``__setstate__`(state)

  Restore the internal state of the masked array, for pickling purposes. `state` is typically the output of the `__getstate__` output, and is a 5-tuple:

  - class name
  - a tuple giving the shape of the data
  - a typecode for the data
  - a binary string for the data
  - a binary string for the mask.