numpy.ma.MaskedArray.min — NumPy v1.11 Manual (original) (raw)

MaskedArray.min(axis=None, out=None, fill_value=None)[source]

Return the minimum 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 minimum_fill_value.
Returns: amin : array_like New array holding the result. If out was specified, out is returned.

See also

minimum_fill_value

Returns the minimum filling value for a given datatype.