How To Create A Dictionary Based - Sparse Matrix

[cLoque]

Hi,

I would like to know how to create a dictionary based matrix. Where column and row are considered in placing my desired value. and will pass value as dictionary

just like this

def __init__(self, mtx={}, m=0, n=0):

[bartonc]

The author of this thread had some wild ideas about using a dictionary to store a matrix.

Your Idea looks much simpler, but we may need a little more info to go on (like an example of usage, etc.).

[cLoque]

hi

this is what i need to figure out. it confuses me because most of the example in creating a sparse vector are in list, mine uses dictionary. i am just a beginner in python, so i really need all the help that i can get in doing this project.

hope you can help me guys


# def __init__(self, mtx={}, m=0, n=0):
The constructor takes as arguments the dictionary representation of a sparse matrix (mtx), along with the row and column dimensions (m and n, respectively), and initializes the corresponding instance variables. The instance dictionary must be a true copy of the dictionary passed in the argument, not just a pointer. We explained in lecture how a true copy is made by the constructor in class SparseVector; the technique is similar here.
Note there is potential for error using this constructor. Specifically, m and/or n could be less than (or equal to) the largest row/column index appearing in the dictionary. This cannot happen. If the matrix dimension is m×n, no row index can be ≥ m and no column index can be ≥ n. Your constructor must detect this error, and if it occurs an exception must be raised. Exceptions are discussed below.

>>>for this one what i understand is i have to initialize or create an empty matrix that will hold the my matrix.


# def __getitem__(self, ij):
[] is overloaded for GeneralSparse matrix element retrieval. Similar to __getitem__() in class SparseVector. There is no need to check for out-of-bounds indices. __getitem__() is used only by methods __add__() and __mul__() of class GeneralSparse, and these methods are protected from out-of-bounds index access (see below).

# def __setitem__(self, ij, val):
[] is overloaded for GeneralSparse matrix element assignment. Similar to __setitem__() in class SparseVector. There is no need to check for out-of-bounds indices (as with __getitem__()).

[bartonc]

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[cLoque]

hi,

i want to hava matrix output by my code doesn't return what i want, hope you can help me with my __str__()

here it is:

class GeneralSparse:
 
    def __init__(self, mtx={}, m=0, n=0):
        self.matrix = {}
        self.matrix.update(mtx)
        self.row = m
        self.col = n
 
    def __getitem__(self, ij):
        return self.matrix.get(ij,0)   
 
    def __setitem__(self, ij, val):
        self.matrix[i,j] = val
 
    def __str__(self):
        s = "["
        if self.row > 0:
            for i in range(self.row):
                s += str(self[i])
                if i < self.row:
                     s += ", "
        for j in range(self.col):
                    s += str(self[j]) 
            s += "]"
        return s
 
 
if __name__=="__main__":
    x = GeneralSparse({(2,1):1}, 2, 3)
    print x

this what i get each time i run this

Python 2.2.3 (#42, May 30 2003, 18:12:08) [MSC 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
Type "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
IDLE 0.8 -- press F1 for help
>>> 
[0, 0000, 000]
[0, 000]
[0, 0000, 000]
[0, 0000, 000]

instead of having a matrix i only get rows and doesn't prints my the desired value just 0

hope you can help me

[bvdet]

hi,

i want to hava matrix output by my code doesn't return what i want, hope you can help me with my __str__()

here it is:

class GeneralSparse:
 
    def __init__(self, mtx={}, m=0, n=0):
        self.matrix = {}
        self.matrix.update(mtx)
        self.row = m
        self.col = n
 
    def __getitem__(self, ij):
        return self.matrix.get(ij,0)   
 
    def __setitem__(self, ij, val):
        self.matrix[i,j] = val
 
    def __str__(self):
        s = "["
        if self.row > 0:
            for i in range(self.row):
                s += str(self[i])
                if i < self.row:
                     s += ", "
        for j in range(self.col):
                    s += str(self[j]) 
            s += "]"
        return s
 
 
if __name__=="__main__":
    x = GeneralSparse({(2,1):1}, 2, 3)
    print x

this what i get each time i run this

Python 2.2.3 (#42, May 30 2003, 18:12:08) [MSC 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
Type "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
IDLE 0.8 -- press F1 for help
>>> 
[0, 0000, 000]
[0, 000]
[0, 0000, 000]
[0, 0000, 000]

instead of having a matrix i only get rows and doesn't prints my the desired value just 0

hope you can help me

I initialized your self.matrix with zeros, added an __iter__() method, and modified __str__():

class GeneralSparse(object):
 
    def __init__(self, mtx={}, row=4, col=4):
        self.row = row
        self.col = col
        self.matrix = dict(zip([(i,j) for i in range(row) for j in range(col)], \
                               [0.0 for i in range(row) for j in range(col)]))
        self.matrix.update(mtx)
 
    def __getitem__(self, ij):
        return self.matrix[ij]   
 
    def __setitem__(self, ij, val):
        self.matrix[ij] = val
 
    def __iter__(self):
        keys = self.matrix.keys()
        keys.sort()
        for key in keys:
            yield key, self.matrix[key]
 
    def __str__(self):
        return '{%s}' % ', '.join(['%s: %s' % (item[0], item[1]) for item in self])
 
if __name__=="__main__":
    x = GeneralSparse({(2,1):1}, 3, 6)
    print x