How to use arrays in Python To create an array in Python, we can use a type of variable called a “dictionary.” This is an associative array, meaning that it is made of value/key pairs.

The Python array is designed to emulate the behavior of an array in C, and it’s meant chiefly to allow Python to work with C arrays. The array type is useful in those cases, but in almost every ...

Fortunately, there’s a better way to work directly with NumPy data: Cython. By writing type-annotated Python code and compiling it to C, you can iterate over NumPy arrays and work directly with ...