numpy Stacking 1D arrays into structured array

You want to use np.column_stack:

import numpy as np

x = np.random.randint(10,size=3)
y = np.random.randint(10,size=3)
z = np.random.randint(10,size=3)

w = np.column_stack((x, y, z))
w = w.ravel().view([('x', x.dtype), ('y', y.dtype), ('z', z.dtype)])

>>> w
array([(5, 1, 8), (8, 4, 9), (4, 2, 6)], 
      dtype=[('x', '<i4'), ('y', '<i4'), ('z', '<i4')])
>>> x
array([5, 8, 4])
>>> y
array([1, 4, 2])
>>> z
array([8, 9, 6])
>>> w['x']
array([5, 8, 4])
>>> w['y']
array([1, 4, 2])
>>> w['z']
array([8, 9, 6])

One way to go is

wtype=np.dtype([('x',x.dtype),('y',y.dtype),('z',z.dtype)])
w=np.empty(len(x),dtype=wtype)
w['x']=x
w['y']=y
w['z']=z

Notice that the size of each number returned by randint depends on your platform, so instead of an int32, i.e. 'i4', on my machine I have an int64 which is 'i8'. This other way is more portable.

To build on top of the chosen answer, you can make this process dynamic:

• You first loop over your arrays (which can be single columns)
• Then you loop over your columns to get the datatypes
• You create the empty array using those datatypes
• Then we repeat those loops to populate the array

SETUP

# First, let's build a structured array
rows = [
    ("A", 1),
    ("B", 2),
    ("C", 3),
]
dtype = [
    ("letter", str, 1),
    ("number", int, 1),
]
arr = np.array(rows, dtype=dtype)

# Then, let's create a standalone column, of the same length:
rows = [
    1.0,
    2.0,
    3.0,
]
dtype = [
    ("float", float, 1)
]
new_col = np.array(rows, dtype=dtype)

SOLVING THE PROBLEM

# Now, we dynamically create an empty array with the dtypes from our structured array and our new column:
dtypes = []
for array in [arr, new_col]:
    for name in array.dtype.names:
        dtype = (name, array[name].dtype)
        dtypes.append(dtype)
new_arr = np.empty(len(new_col), dtype=dtypes)

# Finally, put your data in the empty array:
for array in [arr, new_col]:
    for name in array.dtype.names:
        new_arr[name] = array[name]

Hope it helps