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diff --git a/doc/source/reference/maskedarray.generic.rst b/doc/source/reference/maskedarray.generic.rst index 41c3ee564..d3849c50d 100644 --- a/doc/source/reference/maskedarray.generic.rst +++ b/doc/source/reference/maskedarray.generic.rst @@ -177,8 +177,8 @@ attribute. We must keep in mind that a ``True`` entry in the mask indicates an *invalid* data. Another possibility is to use the :func:`getmask` and :func:`getmaskarray` -functions. :func:`getmask(x)` outputs the mask of ``x`` if ``x`` is a masked -array, and the special value :data:`nomask` otherwise. :func:`getmaskarray(x)` +functions. ``getmask(x)`` outputs the mask of ``x`` if ``x`` is a masked +array, and the special value :data:`nomask` otherwise. ``getmaskarray(x)`` outputs the mask of ``x`` if ``x`` is a masked array. If ``x`` has no invalid entry or is not a masked array, the function outputs a boolean array of ``False`` with as many elements as ``x``. @@ -296,11 +296,11 @@ new valid values to them:: .. note:: Unmasking an entry by direct assignment will silently fail if the masked - array has a *hard* mask, as shown by the :attr:`hardmask` attribute. This - feature was introduced to prevent overwriting the mask. To force the - unmasking of an entry where the array has a hard mask, the mask must first - to be softened using the :meth:`soften_mask` method before the allocation. - It can be re-hardened with :meth:`harden_mask`:: + array has a *hard* mask, as shown by the :attr:`~MaskedArray.hardmask` + attribute. This feature was introduced to prevent overwriting the mask. + To force the unmasking of an entry where the array has a hard mask, + the mask must first to be softened using the :meth:`soften_mask` method + before the allocation. It can be re-hardened with :meth:`harden_mask`:: >>> x = ma.array([1, 2, 3], mask=[0, 0, 1], hard_mask=True) >>> x @@ -406,8 +406,8 @@ Operations on masked arrays Arithmetic and comparison operations are supported by masked arrays. As much as possible, invalid entries of a masked array are not processed, -meaning that the corresponding :attr:`data` entries *should* be the same -before and after the operation. +meaning that the corresponding :attr:`~MaskedArray.data` entries +*should* be the same before and after the operation. .. warning:: We need to stress that this behavior may not be systematic, that masked |