How to use Array in Python

An array is a collection of similar type items stored at contiguous memory locations.

In Python, array can be handled using the module array. Arrays are useful when we have to manipulate only a specific data type values. A user can treat lists as array, but the difference is that a list contain elements of different data types whereas in array this is not possible.

In the array module, the function array(data_type, value_list) can be used to create array.

Use the below table to correctly assign value to data_type

import array 

#creating an array with integer type
a = array.array('i', [1, 3, 5, 7, 9])
for i in range(len(a)):
	print(a[i], end=" ")

print()	

#creating an array with float type:
arr = array.array('d',[1.2, 2.4, 4.8])
for i in range(len(arr)):
	print(arr[i], end=" ")

Output:

1 3 5 7 9
1.2 2.4 4.8