`numpy:expand_dims`

Signature

def expand_dims ( a , axis )

Expand the shape of an array.

Insert a new axis that will appear at the axis position in the expanded array shape.

a : array_like: Input array.
axis : int or tuple of ints: Position in the expanded axes where the new axis (or axes) is placed.
deprecated 1.13.0
Passing an axis where axis > a.ndim will be treated as axis == a.ndim, and passing axis < -a.ndim - 1 will be treated as axis == 0. This behavior is deprecated.

import numpy as np
x = np.array([1, 2])
x.shape

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The following is equivalent to ``x[np.newaxis, :]`` or ``x[np.newaxis]``:

y = np.expand_dims(x, axis=0)
y
y.shape

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The following is equivalent to ``x[:, np.newaxis]``:

y = np.expand_dims(x, axis=1)
y
y.shape

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``axis`` may also be a tuple:

y = np.expand_dims(x, axis=(0, 1))
y

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y = np.expand_dims(x, axis=(2, 0))
y

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Note that some examples may use ``None`` instead of ``np.newaxis``. These are the same objects:

np.newaxis is None

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