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# numpy.ma.MaskedArray.ravel

`MaskedArray.``ravel`()

  Returns a 1D version of self, as a view.

  Returns: | MaskedArray : Output view is of shape `(self.size,)` (or `(np.ma.product(self.shape),)`).

  Examples

      >>> x = np.ma.array([[1,2,3],[4,5,6],[7,8,9]], mask=[0] + [1,0]*4)
      >>> print x
      [[1 -- 3]
       [-- 5 --]
       [7 -- 9]]
      >>> print x.ravel()
      [1 -- 3 -- 5 -- 7 -- 9]