numpy.ma.soften_mask

ma.soften_mask(self)[source]

Force the mask to soft (default), allowing unmasking by assignment.

Whether the mask of a masked array is hard or soft is determined by its hardmask property. soften_mask sets hardmask to False (and returns the modified self).

See also

ma.MaskedArray.hardmask

ma.MaskedArray.harden_mask