Python’s numpy.subtract()
method subtracts two arrays element-wise.
numpy.subtract()
is declared as shown below:
numpy.subtract(x1, x2, /, out=None, *, where=True, casting='same_kind', order='K', dtype=None, subok=True[, signature, extobj]) = <ufunc 'subtract'>
A universal function (ufunc) is a function that operates on ndarrays in an element-by-element fashion. The
subtract()
method is a universal function.
The numpy.subtract()
method takes the following compulsory parameters:
x1
and x2
[array-like] - arrays that need to be subtracted. If the x1
and x2
is different, they must be broadcastable to a common shape for representing the output.The numpy.subtract()
method takes the following optional parameters:
Parameter | Description |
out | Represents the location into which the output of the method is stored. If not provided or None, a freshly-allocated array is returned. |
where | True value indicates that a universal function should be calculated at this position. |
casting | Controls the type of datacasting that should occur. The same_kind option indicates that safe casting or casting within the same kind should take place. |
order | Controls the memory layout order of the output function. The option K means reading the elements in the order they occur in memory. |
dtype | Represents the desired data type of the array. |
subok | Decides if subclasses should be made or not. If True, subclasses will be passed through. |
numpy.subtract()
returns the difference of the two arrays element-wise. The return type is either ndarray
or scalar
depending on the input type.
The examples below show the different ways numpy.subtract()
is used in Python.
The code below outputs the difference of two numbers, 17.5 and 12. The result is shown below:
import numpy as npa = 17.5b = 12result = np.subtract(a,b)print (result)
The example below shows the result of subtracting two arrays arr1
and arr2
:
import numpy as nparr1 = np.array([20,30,40])arr2 = np.array([2,3,4])result = np.subtract(arr1,arr2)print (result)
The example below shows the result of subtracting two arrays arr3
and arr4
:
import numpy as nparr3 = np.array([[20,30,40], [-2,-3,-4]])arr4 = np.array([[-2,-3,-4], [30,40,50]])result = np.subtract(arr3,arr4)print (result)
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