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# scipy.ndimage.filters.gaussian_filter

`scipy.ndimage.filters.``gaussian_filter`(input, sigma, order=0, output=None, mode='reflect', cval=0.0)

  Multidimensional Gaussian filter.

  Parameters : | input : array_like Input array to filter. sigma : scalar or sequence of scalars Standard deviation for Gaussian kernel. The standard deviations of the Gaussian filter are given for each axis as a sequence, or as a single number, in which case it is equal for all axes. order : {0, 1, 2, 3} or sequence from same set, optional The order of the filter along each axis is given as a sequence of integers, or as a single number. An order of 0 corresponds to convolution with a Gaussian kernel. An order of 1, 2, or 3 corresponds to convolution with the first, second or third derivatives of a Gaussian. Higher order derivatives are not implemented output : array, optional The output parameter passes an array in which to store the filter output. mode : {‘reflect’, ‘constant’, ‘nearest’, ‘mirror’, ‘wrap’}, optional The mode parameter determines how the array borders are handled, where cval is the value when mode is equal to ‘constant’. Default is ‘reflect’ cval : scalar, optional Value to fill past edges of input if mode is ‘constant’. Default is 0.0
  Returns : | gaussian_filter : ndarray Returned array of same shape as input.

  Notes

  The multidimensional filter is implemented as a sequence of one-dimensional convolution filters. The intermediate arrays are stored in the same data type as the output. Therefore, for output types with a limited precision, the results may be imprecise because intermediate results may be stored with insufficient precision.

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