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zarr.empty_like 

empty_like(a: ArrayLike, **kwargs: Any) -> AnyArray

Create an empty array like another array. The contents will be filled with the array's fill value or zeros if no fill value is provided.

Parameters:

  • a (array - like) –

    The array to create an empty array like.

  • **kwargs (Any, default: {} ) –

    Keyword arguments passed to create.

Returns:

  • Array –

    The new array.

Notes

The contents of an empty Zarr array are not defined. On attempting to retrieve data from an empty Zarr array, any values may be returned, and these are not guaranteed to be stable from one access to the next.

Source code in zarr/api/synchronous.py 
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def empty_like(a: ArrayLike, **kwargs: Any) -> AnyArray:
    """Create an empty array like another array. The contents will be filled with the
    array's fill value or zeros if no fill value is provided.

    Parameters
    ----------
    a : array-like
        The array to create an empty array like.
    **kwargs
        Keyword arguments passed to [`create`][zarr.api.asynchronous.create].

    Returns
    -------
    Array
        The new array.

    Notes
    -----
    The contents of an empty Zarr array are not defined. On attempting to
    retrieve data from an empty Zarr array, any values may be returned,
    and these are not guaranteed to be stable from one access to the next.
    """
    return Array(sync(async_api.empty_like(a, **kwargs)))