freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/english/08-data-analysis-with-python/numpy/initialize-array-problem.md

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id: 5e9a0a8e09c5df3cc3600ed6
title: Initialize Array Problem
challengeType: 11
videoId: 0jGfH8BPfOk
---

## Description

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## Tests

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````yml
question:
  text: |
    What is another way to produce the following array?

    ```py
    [[0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.]
    [0. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 0.]
    [0. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 0.]
    [0. 1. 1. 5. 1. 1. 0.]
    [0. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 0.]
    [0. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 0.]
    [0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.]]
    ```

  answers:
    - |
      ```py
      output = np.ones((7, 7))

      z = np.zeros((5, 5))
      z[2, 2] = 5

      output[1:1, -1:-1] = z
      ```
    - |
      ```py
      output = np.zeros((7,7))

      z = np.ones((5, 5))
      z[2, 2] = 5

      output[1:-1, 1:-1] = z
      ```
    - |
      ```py
      output = np.ones((7, 7))

      z = np.zeros((5, 5))
      z[3, 3] = 5

      output[1:-1, 1:-1] = z
      ```
  solution: 2
````

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