NumPy append vs concatenate

Question

What is the difference between NumPy append and concatenate?

My observation is that concatenate is a bit faster and appe

Answer 1

np.append uses np.concatenate:

def append(arr, values, axis=None):
    arr = asanyarray(arr)
    if axis is None:
        if arr.ndim != 1:
            arr = arr.ravel()
        values = ravel(values)
        axis = arr.ndim-1
    return concatenate((arr, values), axis=axis)