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Juan Andres Campuzano
Juan Andres Campuzano

Reputation: 21

How to multiply a vector by a scalar in python?

I want to multiply a vector by a scalar by a cicle, i.e: x1=[2,3,4,5] and i want to multiply it by 2, so that i get, x1=2(x2), x2=[4,6,8,10]. I tried doing this:

def multiplicar_vector(x1):
    x2=[]
    for i in x1:
        x2[i] = (x1[i])*2
    print(x2)

But it doesn't work.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 9410

Answers (3)

AlexisG
AlexisG

Reputation: 2484

There is a python package that does this really well : numpy

import numpy as np

x2  = np.array(x1)*2

Upvotes: 0

High-Octane
High-Octane

Reputation: 1112

You can iterate through each item and multiply it

x1=[2,3,4,5]
N=2
x2 = [ x * N for x in x1]
print(x2)

Incase you want to use a predefined package. Convert your list vector type into a numpy vector array type and multiply.

import numpy as np
x1=[2,3,4,5]
N=2
my_array = np.array(x1)
x2 = my_array * N
print(x2)

Upvotes: 0

QuantumChris
QuantumChris

Reputation: 1093

If you want to use pure python, you would likely use a list comprehension.

x1 = [item * 2 for item in x2]

This is taking each item in the x2, and multiplying it by 2. The square brackets indicate that you want to make a list of the results. It's equivalent to:

x1 = []
for item in x2:
    x1.append(item * 2)

Really though, most people would use numpy when dealing with lots of vectors as it much faster and easier.

import numpy as np

x1 = np.array([1, 2, 3, 4])
x2 = 2 * x1

Upvotes: 2

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