Inverting large arrays in Python

Question

I have two arrays R3_mod with shape (21,21) containing many zeros and P2 with shape (21,) containing many zeros. I am getting the inverse of R3_mod using np.linalg.pinv() and eventually multiplying it to P2 as shown below. Is there a more efficient way to invert such arrays and then multiply?

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import numpy as np
X = np.linalg.pinv(R3_mod).dot(P2)

Answer 1

Assuming that the matrix R3_mod is indeed invertible, I think it's best to use np.linalg.inv instead of linalg.pinv.

inv computes the inverse of the matrix directly, where pinv (stands for pseudo-inverse, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moore%E2%80%93Penrose_inverse) computes the matrix A' that minimizes |AA'-I|. If the input matrix is invertible, pinv should return the same result as inv.