`numpy.char:equal`

source: /numpy/_core/defchararray.py:61

Signature

def equal(x1, x2)

Summary

Return (x1 == x2) element-wise.

Extended Summary

Unlike numpy.equal, this comparison is performed by first stripping whitespace characters from the end of the string. This behavior is provided for backward-compatibility with numarray.

Parameters

x1, x2 : array_like of str or unicode: Input arrays of the same shape.

Returns

out : ndarray: Output array of bools.

Examples

import numpy as np
y = "aa "
x = "aa"
np.char.equal(x, y)

✓

array(True)

Aliases

numpy.char.equal