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'invalid value encountered in double_scalars' warning, possibly numpy


As I run my code I get these warnings, always in groups of four, sporadically. I have tried to locate the source by placing debug messages before and after certain statements to pin-point its origin.

Warning: invalid value encountered in double_scalars
Warning: invalid value encountered in double_scalars
Warning: invalid value encountered in double_scalars
Warning: invalid value encountered in double_scalars

Is this is a Numpy warning, and what is a double scalar?

From Numpy I use

min(), argmin(), mean() and random.randn()

I also use Matplotlib


Solution

  • It looks like a floating-point calculation error. Check the numpy.seterr function to get more information about where it happens.