numpy convert number to byte

Question

I have a numpy matrix with float numbers mostly in range 0-255. However, there are some numbers that are a bit out of range (like -5.36, 270).

I want to convert the matr

Answer 1

You can use numpy.clip for that:

a = np.arange(10)
np.clip(a, 1, 8)
> array([1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8])