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# scipy.sparse.spmatrix.asformat

`spmatrix.``asformat`(format)

  Return this matrix in a given sparse format

  Parameters: | format : {string, None} desired sparse matrix format None for no format conversion “csr” for csr_matrix format “csc” for csc_matrix format “lil” for lil_matrix format “dok” for dok_matrix format and so on