mygrad.Tensor.item

Tensor.item() → Union[int, float]

Copy an element of a tensor to a standard Python scalar and return it.

Note that the returned object does not support back-propagation.

Returns

zStandard Python scalar object

A copy of the specified element of the tensor as a suitable Python scalar

Examples

>>> import mygrad as mg
>>> x = Tensor([22.2])
>>> x.item()
22.2
>>> type(x.item())
float