numpy.matlib.identity

matlib.identity(n, dtype=None) [source]

Returns the square identity matrix of given size.

Parameters

nint

Size of the returned identity matrix.

dtypedata-type, optional

Data-type of the output. Defaults to float.

Returns

outmatrix

n x n matrix with its main diagonal set to one, and all other elements zero.

See also

numpy.identity

Equivalent array function.

matlib.eye

More general matrix identity function.

Examples

>>> import numpy.matlib
>>> np.matlib.identity(3, dtype=int)
matrix([[1, 0, 0],
        [0, 1, 0],
        [0, 0, 1]])