How to add an extra column to a NumPy array

Question

Let’s say I have a NumPy array, a:

a = np.array([
    [1, 2, 3],
    [2, 3, 4]
    ])

And I would like to add a column of ze

Answer 1

Add an extra column to a numpy array:

Numpy's np.append method takes three parameters, the first two are 2D numpy arrays and the 3rd is an axis parameter instructing along which axis to append:

import numpy as np  
x = np.array([[1,2,3], [4,5,6]]) 
print("Original x:") 
print(x) 

y = np.array([[1], [1]]) 
print("Original y:") 
print(y) 

print("x appended to y on axis of 1:") 
print(np.append(x, y, axis=1)) 

Prints:

Original x:
[[1 2 3]
 [4 5 6]]
Original y:
[[1]
 [1]]
x appended to y on axis of 1:
[[1 2 3 1]
 [4 5 6 1]]