Check if two scipy.sparse.csr_matrix are equal

Question

I want to check if two csr_matrix are equal.

If I do:

x.__eq__(y)

I get:

raise ValueError(\"The truth value of an a         


        

Answer 1

SciPy and Numpy Hybrid Method

What worked best for my case was (using a generic code example):

bool_answer = np.arrays_equal(sparse_matrix_1.todense(), sparse_matrix_2.todense())

You might need to pay attention to the equal_nan parameter in np.arrays_equal

The following doc references helped me get there: CSR Sparse Matrix Methods CSC Sparse Matrix Methods Numpy arrays_equal method SciPy todense method