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# scipy.sparse.linalg.aslinearoperator

`scipy.sparse.linalg.``aslinearoperator`(A)

  Return A as a LinearOperator.

  ‘A’ may be any of the following types:
    - ndarray
    - matrix
    - sparse matrix (e.g. csr_matrix, lil_matrix, etc.)
    - LinearOperator
    - An object with .shape and .matvec attributes

  See the LinearOperator documentation for additional information.

  Examples

      >>> from scipy.sparse.linalg import aslinearoperator
      >>> M = np.array([[1,2,3],[4,5,6]], dtype=np.int32)
      >>> aslinearoperator(M)
      <2x3 MatrixLinearOperator with dtype=int32>