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What is np.packbits and bit-level operations in NumPy?
Updated May 17, 2026
Short answer
np.packbits converts boolean arrays into compact byte representations.
Deep explanation
NumPy supports bitwise operations for memory-efficient storage and fast logical computations. packbits compresses binary arrays, useful in image masks and ML feature encoding.
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