# numpy.ma.masked_array.hardmask

property

property ma.masked_array.hardmask

  Specifies whether values can be unmasked through assignments.

  By default, assigning definite values to masked array entries will unmask them. When `hardmask` is `True`, the mask will not change through assignments.

  See also

  `ma.MaskedArray.harden_mask`
  `ma.MaskedArray.soften_mask`

  Examples

      >>> x = np.arange(10)
      >>> m = np.ma.masked_array(x, x>5)
      >>> assert not m.hardmask

  Since m has a soft mask, assigning an element value unmasks that element:

      >>> m[8] = 42
      >>> m
      masked_array(data=[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, --, --, 42, --],
                   mask=[False, False, False, False, False, False,
                         True, True, False, True],
             fill_value=999999)

  After hardening, the mask is not affected by assignments:

      >>> hardened = np.ma.harden_mask(m)
      >>> assert m.hardmask and hardened is m
      >>> m[:] = 23
      >>> m
      masked_array(data=[23, 23, 23, 23, 23, 23, --, --, 23, --],
                   mask=[False, False, False, False, False, False,
                         True, True, False, True],
             fill_value=999999)