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What is fancy indexing in NumPy?
Updated May 17, 2026
Short answer
Fancy indexing uses integer arrays to access arbitrary elements.
Deep explanation
Unlike slicing, fancy indexing always returns a copy. It is powerful for selecting non-contiguous elements but can be memory-intensive.
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