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# scipy.sparse.find

`scipy.sparse.``find`(A)

  Return the indices and values of the nonzero elements of a matrix

  Parameters : | A : dense or sparse matrix Matrix whose nonzero elements are desired.
  Returns : | (I,J,V) : tuple of arrays I,J, and V contain the row indices, column indices, and values of the nonzero matrix entries.

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