Generating Random Matrix as a Blaze Frame

This function uses the Blaze and NumPy libraries to generate a random matrix with specified number of rows, columns, and data type, and returns a Blaze Frame.

Technology Stack : Blaze, NumPy

Code Type : Function

Code Difficulty : Intermediate

                
                    
import blaze
import numpy as np

def generate_random_matrix(rows, cols, dtype):
    """
    Generates a random matrix using Blaze and NumPy.

    Args:
    rows (int): Number of rows in the matrix.
    cols (int): Number of columns in the matrix.
    dtype (str): Data type of the matrix elements.

    Returns:
    blaze.Frame: A Blaze Frame representing the random matrix.
    """
    # Create a NumPy array with random values
    random_array = np.random.rand(rows, cols).astype(dtype)
    # Convert the NumPy array to a Blaze Frame
    random_frame = blaze.Frame(random_array, columns=['col' + str(i) for i in range(cols)])
    return random_frame