How can a string representation of a NumPy array be converted to a NumPy array?

Question

The function numpy.array_repr can be used to create a string representation of a NumPy array. How can a string representation of a NumPy array be converted to a Num

Answer 1

eval is the easiest, probably. It evaluates a given string as if it were code.

from numpy import array, all
arr_1 = array([1,2,3])
arr_string = repr(arr_1)
arr_2 = eval(arr_string)

all(arr_1 == arr_2) # True

See also documentation on eval: https://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#eval