Avoiding unpacking an array when altering its dimension












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I am trying to flatten a matrix from 3-dimensional to 2-dimensional one.



The original one has dimension for example {10,120,120}:



list1 = RandomReal[1, {10, 120, 120}];


I want to convert it to a new matrix with {10,120*120} dimension. I am using:



On["Packing"]  (*For checking if exist unpacked arrays *)  

Flatten[Map[Flatten, {list1}, {-3}], 1];


But this will generate unpacked array. How should I avoid this issue?






list-manipulation packed-arrays







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    Try Flatten[list1, {{1}, {2, 3}}].
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    – J. M. is computer-less♦
    2 hours ago










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    Thanks, it works!
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    – cj9435042
    2 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    Flatten /@ list1
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    – Okkes Dulgerci
    1 hour ago
















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$begingroup$


I am trying to flatten a matrix from 3-dimensional to 2-dimensional one.



The original one has dimension for example {10,120,120}:



list1 = RandomReal[1, {10, 120, 120}];


I want to convert it to a new matrix with {10,120*120} dimension. I am using:



On["Packing"]  (*For checking if exist unpacked arrays *)  

Flatten[Map[Flatten, {list1}, {-3}], 1];


But this will generate unpacked array. How should I avoid this issue?






list-manipulation packed-arrays







share|improve this question











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  • 2




    $begingroup$
    Try Flatten[list1, {{1}, {2, 3}}].
    $endgroup$
    – J. M. is computer-less♦
    2 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    Thanks, it works!
    $endgroup$
    – cj9435042
    2 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    Flatten /@ list1
    $endgroup$
    – Okkes Dulgerci
    1 hour ago














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$begingroup$


I am trying to flatten a matrix from 3-dimensional to 2-dimensional one.



The original one has dimension for example {10,120,120}:



list1 = RandomReal[1, {10, 120, 120}];


I want to convert it to a new matrix with {10,120*120} dimension. I am using:



On["Packing"]  (*For checking if exist unpacked arrays *)  

Flatten[Map[Flatten, {list1}, {-3}], 1];


But this will generate unpacked array. How should I avoid this issue?






list-manipulation packed-arrays







share|improve this question











$endgroup$




I am trying to flatten a matrix from 3-dimensional to 2-dimensional one.



The original one has dimension for example {10,120,120}:



list1 = RandomReal[1, {10, 120, 120}];


I want to convert it to a new matrix with {10,120*120} dimension. I am using:



On["Packing"]  (*For checking if exist unpacked arrays *)  

Flatten[Map[Flatten, {list1}, {-3}], 1];


But this will generate unpacked array. How should I avoid this issue?






list-manipulation packed-arrays




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  • 2




    $begingroup$
    Try Flatten[list1, {{1}, {2, 3}}].
    $endgroup$
    – J. M. is computer-less♦
    2 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    Thanks, it works!
    $endgroup$
    – cj9435042
    2 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    Flatten /@ list1
    $endgroup$
    – Okkes Dulgerci
    1 hour ago














  • 2




    $begingroup$
    Try Flatten[list1, {{1}, {2, 3}}].
    $endgroup$
    – J. M. is computer-less♦
    2 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    Thanks, it works!
    $endgroup$
    – cj9435042
    2 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    Flatten /@ list1
    $endgroup$
    – Okkes Dulgerci
    1 hour ago








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$begingroup$
Try Flatten[list1, {{1}, {2, 3}}].
$endgroup$
– J. M. is computer-less♦
2 hours ago




$begingroup$
Try Flatten[list1, {{1}, {2, 3}}].
$endgroup$
– J. M. is computer-less♦
2 hours ago












$begingroup$
Thanks, it works!
$endgroup$
– cj9435042
2 hours ago




$begingroup$
Thanks, it works!
$endgroup$
– cj9435042
2 hours ago












$begingroup$
Flatten /@ list1
$endgroup$
– Okkes Dulgerci
1 hour ago




$begingroup$
Flatten /@ list1
$endgroup$
– Okkes Dulgerci
1 hour ago










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An alternative to using Flatten as in the comments is to use ArrayReshape. For large arrays, ArrayReshape should be significantly faster. For example:



list1 = RandomReal[1, {10, 1200, 1200}];


Comparison:



r1 = Flatten[list1, {{1}, {2, 3}}]; //RepeatedTiming

r2 = ArrayReshape[list1, {10, 1200 1200}]; //RepeatedTiming



r1 === r2



{0.120, Null}



{0.025, Null}



True







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    I'm too slow..... :)
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$begingroup$

An alternative to using Flatten as in the comments is to use ArrayReshape. For large arrays, ArrayReshape should be significantly faster. For example:



list1 = RandomReal[1, {10, 1200, 1200}];


Comparison:



r1 = Flatten[list1, {{1}, {2, 3}}]; //RepeatedTiming

r2 = ArrayReshape[list1, {10, 1200 1200}]; //RepeatedTiming



r1 === r2



{0.120, Null}



{0.025, Null}



True







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    I'm too slow..... :)
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$begingroup$

An alternative to using Flatten as in the comments is to use ArrayReshape. For large arrays, ArrayReshape should be significantly faster. For example:



list1 = RandomReal[1, {10, 1200, 1200}];


Comparison:



r1 = Flatten[list1, {{1}, {2, 3}}]; //RepeatedTiming

r2 = ArrayReshape[list1, {10, 1200 1200}]; //RepeatedTiming



r1 === r2



{0.120, Null}



{0.025, Null}



True







share|improve this answer









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  • $begingroup$
    I'm too slow..... :)
    $endgroup$
    – Michael E2
    2 hours ago














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$begingroup$

An alternative to using Flatten as in the comments is to use ArrayReshape. For large arrays, ArrayReshape should be significantly faster. For example:



list1 = RandomReal[1, {10, 1200, 1200}];


Comparison:



r1 = Flatten[list1, {{1}, {2, 3}}]; //RepeatedTiming

r2 = ArrayReshape[list1, {10, 1200 1200}]; //RepeatedTiming



r1 === r2



{0.120, Null}



{0.025, Null}



True







share|improve this answer









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An alternative to using Flatten as in the comments is to use ArrayReshape. For large arrays, ArrayReshape should be significantly faster. For example:



list1 = RandomReal[1, {10, 1200, 1200}];


Comparison:



r1 = Flatten[list1, {{1}, {2, 3}}]; //RepeatedTiming

r2 = ArrayReshape[list1, {10, 1200 1200}]; //RepeatedTiming



r1 === r2



{0.120, Null}



{0.025, Null}



True








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