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# numpy.asscalar

`numpy.``asscalar`(a)

  Convert an array of size 1 to its scalar equivalent.

  Parameters : | a : ndarray Input array of size 1.
  Returns : | out : scalar Scalar representation of a. The output data type is the same type returned by the input’s item method.

  Examples

      >>> np.asscalar(np.array([24]))
      24