`numpy.char:less`

source: /numpy/_core/defchararray.py:232

Signature

def less(x1, x2)

Summary

Return (x1 < x2) element-wise.

Extended Summary

Unlike numpy.greater, 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
x1 = np.array(['a', 'b', 'c'])

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np.char.less(x1, 'b')

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array([ True, False, False])

Aliases

numpy.char.less