mpl_interactions.nearest_idx

mpl_interactions.nearest_idx(array, value, axis=None)

Return the index of the array that is closest to value. Equivalent to np.argmin(np.abs(array-value))

Parameters
arrayarraylike
valueScalar
axisint, optional

From np.argmin: “By default, the index is into the flattened array, otherwise along the specified axis.”

Returns
idxIndexArray

index of array that most closely matches value. If axis=None this will be an integer