Converting Dataframe to Numpy Array [duplicate]

Question

I have 3 columns in my df

How can i convert this to a matrix? I tried

numpy_matrix=df.as_matrix()

but this doenst give a matrix

Don't use a matrix, they have a special meaning with numpy and their usage is not advised. — Matthieu Brucher
– Matthieu Brucher, Commented Mar 4, 2019 at 15:10

Hasitha Amarathunga · Accepted Answer · 2019-03-04 14:57:07Z

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To convert a pandas dataframe (df) to a numpy ndarray, use this code:

df = df.values

df now becomes the numpy ndarray:

answered Mar 4, 2019 at 14:57

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Antje · Accepted Answer · 2019-03-05 09:34:40Z

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In pandas 0.24.0+, it is recommended that you use to_numpy. The function as_matrix was deprecated in pandas 0.23.0.

df.to_numpy()

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answered Mar 4, 2019 at 14:55

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