Your first NumPy array

Once you're comfortable with NumPy, you'll find yourself converting Python lists into NumPy arrays all the time for increased speed and access to NumPy's excellent array methods.

sudoku_list is a Python list containing a sudoku game:

[[0, 0, 4, 3, 0, 0, 2, 0, 9],
 [0, 0, 5, 0, 0, 9, 0, 0, 1],
 [0, 7, 0, 0, 6, 0, 0, 4, 3],
 [0, 0, 6, 0, 0, 2, 0, 8, 7],
 [1, 9, 0, 0, 0, 7, 4, 0, 0],
 [0, 5, 0, 0, 8, 3, 0, 0, 0],
 [6, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 5],
 [0, 0, 3, 5, 0, 8, 6, 9, 0],
 [0, 4, 2, 9, 1, 0, 3, 0, 0]]

You're going to change sudoku_list into a NumPy array so you can practice with it in later lessons, for example by creating a 4D array of sudoku games along with their solutions!

This exercise is part of the course

Introduction to NumPy

Exercise instructions

Import NumPy using its generally accepted alias.
Convert sudoku_list into a NumPy array called sudoku_array.
Print the class type() of sudoku_array to check that your code has worked properly.

Hands-on interactive exercise

Have a go at this exercise by completing this sample code.

# Import NumPy
import ____

# Convert sudoku_list into an array
sudoku_array = ____

# Print the type of sudoku_array 
print(____)

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This exercise is part of the course

Introduction to NumPy

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