numpy.seterr()

Set how floating-point errors are handled.

Note that operations on integer scalar types (such as int16) are handled like floating point, and are affected by these settings.

Notes

The floating-point exceptions are defined in the IEEE 754 standard [1]:

• Division by zero: infinite result obtained from finite numbers.
• Overflow: result too large to be expressed.
• Underflow: result so close to zero that some precision was lost.
• Invalid operation: result is not an expressible number, typically indicates that a NaN was produced.

Examples

>>> old_settings = np.seterr(all='ignore')  #seterr to known value
>>> np.seterr(over='raise')
{'over': 'ignore', 'divide': 'ignore', 'invalid': 'ignore',
 'under': 'ignore'}
>>> np.seterr(**old_settings)  # reset to default
{'over': 'raise', 'divide': 'ignore', 'invalid': 'ignore', 'under': 'ignore'}

>>> np.int16(32000) * np.int16(3)
30464
>>> old_settings = np.seterr(all='warn', over='raise')
>>> np.int16(32000) * np.int16(3)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
FloatingPointError: overflow encountered in short_scalars

>>> old_settings = np.seterr(all='print')
>>> np.geterr()
{'over': 'print', 'divide': 'print', 'invalid': 'print', 'under': 'print'}
>>> np.int16(32000) * np.int16(3)
Warning: overflow encountered in short_scalars
30464