Triangle wave shaped array in Python

Question

What is the most efficient way to produce an array of 100 numbers that form the shape of the triangle wave below, with a max/min amplitude of 0.5?

Triangle waveform in m

Answer 1

Here is a home-made python function for triangular signals

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
phase=-10
length=30 # should be positive
amplitude=10
x=np.arange(0,100,0.1)
def triang(x,phase,length,amplitude):
    alpha=(amplitude)/(length/2)
    return -amplitude/2+amplitude*((x-phase)%length==length/2) \
            +alpha*((x-phase)%(length/2))*((x-phase)%length<=length/2) \
            +(amplitude-alpha*((x-phase)%(length/2)))*((x-phase)%length>length/2)

tr=triang(x,phase,length,amplitude)
plt.plot(tr)