array creation in numpy code example

Example 1: numpy array from list

>>> a = [1, 2]
>>> np.asarray(a)
array([1, 2])

Example 2: how to make an array python

#arrays and lists are different
#numpy arrays are faster
this_is_a_list = [1, 2, 3]
import numpy #is you do not have it do pip install numpy
this_is_an_array = numpy.array([1, 2, 3])