numpy.ma.MaskedArray.max

method

MaskedArray.max(axis=None, out=None, fill_value=None, keepdims=<no value>) [source]

Return the maximum along a given axis.

Parameters:	axis : {None, int}, optional Axis along which to operate. By default, axis is None and the flattened input is used. out : array_like, optional Alternative output array in which to place the result. Must be of the same shape and buffer length as the expected output. fill_value : {var}, optional Value used to fill in the masked values. If None, use the output of maximum_fill_value().
Returns:	amax : array_like New array holding the result. If out was specified, out is returned.

See also

maximum_fill_value

Returns the maximum filling value for a given datatype.