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# numpy.argmax

`numpy.``argmax`(a, axis=None)

  Indices of the maximum values along an axis.

  Parameters: | a : array_like Input array. axis : int, optional By default, the index is into the flattened array, otherwise along the specified axis.
  Returns: | index_array : ndarray, int Array of indices into the array. It has the same shape as a, except with axis removed.

  See also

  `argmin`
    Indices of the minimum values along an axis.
  `amax`
    The maximum value along a given axis.
  `unravel_index`
    Convert a flat index into an index tuple.

  Examples

      >>> a = np.arange(6).reshape(2,3)
      >>> np.argmax(a)
      5
      >>> np.argmax(a, axis=0)
      array([1, 1, 1])
      >>> np.argmax(a, axis=1)
      array([2, 2])

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