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# scipy.interpolate.pchip_interpolate

`scipy.interpolate.``pchip_interpolate`(xi, yi, x, der=0, axis=0)

  Convenience function for pchip interpolation. xi and yi are arrays of values used to approximate some function f, with `yi = f(xi)`. The interpolant uses monotonic cubic splines to find the value of new points x and the derivatives there.

  See `PchipInterpolator` for details.

  Parameters: | xi : array_like A sorted list of x-coordinates, of length N. yi : array_like A 1-D array of real values. yi‘s length along the interpolation axis must be equal to the length of xi. If N-D array, use axis parameter to select correct axis. x : scalar or array_like Of length M. der : int or list, optional How many derivatives to extract; None for all potentially nonzero derivatives (that is a number equal to the number of points), or a list of derivatives to extract. This number includes the function value as 0th derivative. axis : int, optional Axis in the yi array corresponding to the x-coordinate values.
  Returns: | y : scalar or array_like The result, of length R or length M or M by R,

  See also

  `PchipInterpolator`