# Meshgrid
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## The goal


Questions to [David Rotermund](mailto:davrot@uni-bremen.de)

## [numpy.meshgrid](https://numpy.org/doc/stable/reference/generated/numpy.meshgrid.html)


```python
numpy.meshgrid(*xi, copy=True, sparse=False, indexing='xy')
```

> Return a list of coordinate matrices from coordinate vectors.
> 
> Make N-D coordinate arrays for vectorized evaluations of N-D scalar/vector fields over N-D grids, given one-dimensional coordinate arrays x1, x2,…, xn.

```python
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

x = np.linspace(0, 1, 100)
y = np.linspace(0, 1, 100)

xv, yv = np.meshgrid(x, y)

plt.imshow(xv, cmap="hot")
plt.xlabel("x axis")
plt.ylabel("y axis")
plt.title("xv")
plt.show()

plt.imshow(yv, cmap="hot")
plt.xlabel("x axis")
plt.ylabel("y axis")
plt.title("yv")
plt.show()
```

![image0](image0.png)

![image1](image1.png)

An example:

```python
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

x = np.linspace(0, 1, 100)
y = np.linspace(0, 1, 100)

xv, yv = np.meshgrid(x, y)

a = np.sin(xv * 2 * np.pi) * np.sin(yv * 8 * np.pi)

plt.imshow(a, cmap="hot")
plt.xlabel("x axis")
plt.ylabel("y axis")
plt.show()
```

![image2](image2.png)

**The question is if you really need a mesh or if just using broadcasting can do the job too.** I guess this depends on your need.

```python
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

x = np.linspace(0, 1, 100)[np.newaxis, :]
y = np.linspace(0, 1, 100)[:, np.newaxis]

a = np.sin(x * 2 * np.pi) * np.sin(y * 8 * np.pi)

plt.imshow(a, cmap="hot")
plt.xlabel("x axis")
plt.ylabel("y axis")
plt.show()
```

![image3](image3.png)

## [numpy.mgrid](https://numpy.org/doc/stable/reference/generated/numpy.mgrid.html) (dense meshgrid)

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```python
numpy.mgrid = <numpy.lib.index_tricks.MGridClass object>
```

> An instance which returns a dense multi-dimensional “meshgrid”.
> 
> An instance which returns a dense (or fleshed out) mesh-grid when indexed, so that each returned argument has the same shape. The dimensions and number of the output arrays are equal to the number of indexing dimensions. If the step length is not a complex number, then the stop is not inclusive.
> 
> However, if the step length is a complex number (e.g. 5j), then the integer part of its magnitude is interpreted as specifying the number of points to create between the start and stop values, where the stop value is inclusive.

```python
import numpy as np

xv, yv = np.mgrid[0:5, 0:5]

print(xv)
print()
print(yv)
```

Output: 

```python
[[0 0 0 0 0]
 [1 1 1 1 1]
 [2 2 2 2 2]
 [3 3 3 3 3]
 [4 4 4 4 4]]

[[0 1 2 3 4]
 [0 1 2 3 4]
 [0 1 2 3 4]
 [0 1 2 3 4]
 [0 1 2 3 4]]
```

```python
import numpy as np

xv, yv = np.mgrid[0:5:0.25, 0:5:0.5]

print(xv)
print()
print(yv)
```

Output:

```python
[[0.   0.   0.   0.   0.   0.   0.   0.   0.   0.  ]
 [0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25]
 [0.5  0.5  0.5  0.5  0.5  0.5  0.5  0.5  0.5  0.5 ]
 [0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75]
 [1.   1.   1.   1.   1.   1.   1.   1.   1.   1.  ]
 [1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25]
 [1.5  1.5  1.5  1.5  1.5  1.5  1.5  1.5  1.5  1.5 ]
 [1.75 1.75 1.75 1.75 1.75 1.75 1.75 1.75 1.75 1.75]
 [2.   2.   2.   2.   2.   2.   2.   2.   2.   2.  ]
 [2.25 2.25 2.25 2.25 2.25 2.25 2.25 2.25 2.25 2.25]
 [2.5  2.5  2.5  2.5  2.5  2.5  2.5  2.5  2.5  2.5 ]
 [2.75 2.75 2.75 2.75 2.75 2.75 2.75 2.75 2.75 2.75]
 [3.   3.   3.   3.   3.   3.   3.   3.   3.   3.  ]
 [3.25 3.25 3.25 3.25 3.25 3.25 3.25 3.25 3.25 3.25]
 [3.5  3.5  3.5  3.5  3.5  3.5  3.5  3.5  3.5  3.5 ]
 [3.75 3.75 3.75 3.75 3.75 3.75 3.75 3.75 3.75 3.75]
 [4.   4.   4.   4.   4.   4.   4.   4.   4.   4.  ]
 [4.25 4.25 4.25 4.25 4.25 4.25 4.25 4.25 4.25 4.25]
 [4.5  4.5  4.5  4.5  4.5  4.5  4.5  4.5  4.5  4.5 ]
 [4.75 4.75 4.75 4.75 4.75 4.75 4.75 4.75 4.75 4.75]]

[[0.  0.5 1.  1.5 2.  2.5 3.  3.5 4.  4.5]
 [0.  0.5 1.  1.5 2.  2.5 3.  3.5 4.  4.5]
 [0.  0.5 1.  1.5 2.  2.5 3.  3.5 4.  4.5]
 [0.  0.5 1.  1.5 2.  2.5 3.  3.5 4.  4.5]
 [0.  0.5 1.  1.5 2.  2.5 3.  3.5 4.  4.5]
 [0.  0.5 1.  1.5 2.  2.5 3.  3.5 4.  4.5]
 [0.  0.5 1.  1.5 2.  2.5 3.  3.5 4.  4.5]
 [0.  0.5 1.  1.5 2.  2.5 3.  3.5 4.  4.5]
 [0.  0.5 1.  1.5 2.  2.5 3.  3.5 4.  4.5]
 [0.  0.5 1.  1.5 2.  2.5 3.  3.5 4.  4.5]
 [0.  0.5 1.  1.5 2.  2.5 3.  3.5 4.  4.5]
 [0.  0.5 1.  1.5 2.  2.5 3.  3.5 4.  4.5]
 [0.  0.5 1.  1.5 2.  2.5 3.  3.5 4.  4.5]
 [0.  0.5 1.  1.5 2.  2.5 3.  3.5 4.  4.5]
 [0.  0.5 1.  1.5 2.  2.5 3.  3.5 4.  4.5]
 [0.  0.5 1.  1.5 2.  2.5 3.  3.5 4.  4.5]
 [0.  0.5 1.  1.5 2.  2.5 3.  3.5 4.  4.5]
 [0.  0.5 1.  1.5 2.  2.5 3.  3.5 4.  4.5]
 [0.  0.5 1.  1.5 2.  2.5 3.  3.5 4.  4.5]
 [0.  0.5 1.  1.5 2.  2.5 3.  3.5 4.  4.5]]
```

```python
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

xv, yv = np.mgrid[0:1:0.01, 0:1:0.01]

a = np.sin(xv * 2 * np.pi) * np.sin(yv * 8 * np.pi)

plt.imshow(a, cmap="hot")
plt.xlabel("x axis")
plt.ylabel("y axis")
plt.show()
```

![image4](image4.png)


## [numpy.ogrid](https://numpy.org/doc/stable/reference/generated/numpy.ogrid.html) (open meshgrid)

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This is an optional topic!

```python
numpy.ogrid = <numpy.lib.index_tricks.OGridClass object>
```

> An instance which returns an open multi-dimensional “meshgrid”.

> An instance which returns an open (i.e. not fleshed out) mesh-grid when indexed, so that only one dimension of each returned array is greater than 1. The dimension and number of the output arrays are equal to the number of indexing dimensions. If the step length is not a complex number, then the stop is not inclusive.

> However, if the step length is a complex number (e.g. 5j), then the integer part of its magnitude is interpreted as specifying the number of points to create between the start and stop values, where the stop value is inclusive.

```python
import numpy as np

xv, yv = np.ogrid[0:5, 0:5]

print(xv)
print()
print(yv)
```

Output:

```python
[[0]
 [1]
 [2]
 [3]
 [4]]

[[0 1 2 3 4]]
```

An example: 

```python
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

xv, yv = np.ogrid[0:1:0.01, 0:1:0.01]

a = np.sin(xv * 2 * np.pi) @ np.sin(yv * 8 * np.pi)

plt.imshow(a, cmap="hot")
plt.xlabel("x axis")
plt.ylabel("y axis")
plt.show()
```

**Note the matrix multiplication @**

![image5](image5.png)

## [numpy.indices](https://numpy.org/doc/stable/reference/generated/numpy.indices.html)

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This is an optional topic!

```python
numpy.indices(dimensions, dtype=<class 'int'>, sparse=False)
```

> Return an array representing the indices of a grid.
> 
> Compute an array where the subarrays contain index values 0, 1, … varying only along the corresponding axis.

```python
import numpy as np

a, b = np.indices((3,4))

print(a)
print()
print(b)
```

Output:

```python
[[0 0 0 0]
 [1 1 1 1]
 [2 2 2 2]]

[[0 1 2 3]
 [0 1 2 3]
 [0 1 2 3]]
```