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# numpy.set_string_function

`numpy.``set_string_function`(f, repr=1)

  Set a Python function to be used when pretty printing arrays.

  Parameters: | f : Python function Function to be used to pretty print arrays. The function should expect a single array argument and return a string of the representation of the array. repr : int Unknown.

  Examples

      >>> def pprint(arr):
      ...     return 'HA! - What are you going to do now?'
      ...
      >>> np.set_string_function(pprint)
      >>> a = np.arange(10)
      >>> a
      HA! - What are you going to do now?
      >>> print a
      [0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9]

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