04. NumPy Arrays

NumPy Arrays

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import numpy as np

# First 20 countries with employment data
countries = np.array([
    'Afghanistan', 'Albania', 'Algeria', 'Angola', 'Argentina',
    'Armenia', 'Australia', 'Austria', 'Azerbaijan', 'Bahamas',
    'Bahrain', 'Bangladesh', 'Barbados', 'Belarus', 'Belgium',
    'Belize', 'Benin', 'Bhutan', 'Bolivia',
    'Bosnia and Herzegovina'
])

# Employment data in 2007 for those 20 countries
employment = np.array([
    55.70000076,  51.40000153,  50.5       ,  75.69999695,
    58.40000153,  40.09999847,  61.5       ,  57.09999847,
    60.90000153,  66.59999847,  60.40000153,  68.09999847,
    66.90000153,  53.40000153,  48.59999847,  56.79999924,
    71.59999847,  58.40000153,  70.40000153,  41.20000076
])

# Change False to True for each block of code to see what it does

# Accessing elements
if False:
    print countries[0]
    print countries[3]

# Slicing
if False:
    print countries[0:3]
    print countries[:3]
    print countries[17:]
    print countries[:]

# Element types
if False:
    print countries.dtype
    print employment.dtype
    print np.array([0, 1, 2, 3]).dtype
    print np.array([1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5]).dtype
    print np.array([True, False, True]).dtype
    print np.array(['AL', 'AK', 'AZ', 'AR', 'CA']).dtype

# Looping
if False:
    for country in countries:
        print 'Examining country {}'.format(country)

    for i in range(len(countries)):
        country = countries[i]
        country_employment = employment[i]
        print 'Country {} has employment {}'.format(country,
                country_employment)

# Numpy functions
if False:
    print employment.mean()
    print employment.std()
    print employment.max()
    print employment.sum()

def max_employment(countries, employment):
    '''
    Fill in this function to return the name of the country
    with the highest employment in the given employment
    data, and the employment in that country.
    '''
    max_country = None      # Replace this with your code
    max_value = None   # Replace this with your code

    return (max_country, max_value)
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