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# numpy.isfinite

`numpy.``isfinite`(x[, out]) = <ufunc 'isfinite'>

  Test element-wise for finiteness (not infinity or not Not a Number).

  The result is returned as a boolean array.

  Parameters : | x : array_like Input values. 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 : | y : ndarray, bool For scalar input, the result is a new boolean with value True if the input is finite; otherwise the value is False (input is either positive infinity, negative infinity or Not a Number). For array input, the result is a boolean array with the same dimensions as the input and the values are True if the corresponding element of the input is finite; otherwise the values are False (element is either positive infinity, negative infinity or Not a Number).

  See also

  `isinf`, `isneginf`, `isposinf`, `isnan`

  Notes

  Not a Number, positive infinity and negative infinity are considered to be non-finite.

  Numpy uses the IEEE Standard for Binary Floating-Point for Arithmetic (IEEE 754). This means that Not a Number is not equivalent to infinity. Also that positive infinity is not equivalent to negative infinity. But infinity is equivalent to positive infinity. Errors result if the second argument is also supplied when x is a scalar input, or if first and second arguments have different shapes.

  Examples

      >>> np.isfinite(1)
      True
      >>> np.isfinite(0)
      True
      >>> np.isfinite(np.nan)
      False
      >>> np.isfinite(np.inf)
      False
      >>> np.isfinite(np.NINF)
      False
      >>> np.isfinite([np.log(-1.),1.,np.log(0)])
      array([False,  True, False], dtype=bool)

      >>> x = np.array([-np.inf, 0., np.inf])
      >>> y = np.array([2, 2, 2])
      >>> np.isfinite(x, y)
      array([0, 1, 0])
      >>> y
      array([0, 1, 0])