How do I transpose the first and deepest levels of an arbitrarily nested array?












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Is there a straightforward way to convert



arr = {
{a, b}, {a, b}, {{{a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}}, {{a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}}}
};


to:



{{a, a, {{a, a, a}, {a, a, a}}}, {b, b, {{b, b, b}, {b, b, b}}}}


?



I need to swap the first and last dimension. Which should in principle be possible, because, although arr does not have a fixed structure, the 'bottom' is always uniform:



Level[arr, {-2}]



{{a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}}



Had Transpose/Flatten/MapThread accepted a negative level specification, it would have been easy. That is not the case.



One can think about that question as: How do I create arr2 so that arr[[whatever__, y_]] == arr2[[y, whatever__]]?



EDIT:



In general Level[arr, {-2}] should be a rectangular array, but rows do not need to be the same.



So this:



{{a1, b1}, {{{a2, b2}, {a3, b3}}, {{a4, b4}, {a5, b5}, {a6, b6}}}, {{{{a7,b7}}}} };


should end up:



{ {a1, {{a2, a3}, {a4, a5, a6}}, {{{a7}}} }, ...};









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    Not a solution, but Flatten[MapIndexed[RotateRight[#2] -> #1 &, arr, {-1}]] gives you a list of rules of what needs to be constructed. I don't know of a way to construct it though: SparseArray does not construct ragged structures.
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    – Roman
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    Maybe something along the lines of arr /. {{{a,b}->a},{{a,b}->b}}? Or perhaps more generally, arr /. {{a_?VectorQ :> First@a}, {a_?VectorQ :> Last@a}}?
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    Mar 29 at 19:43












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    @Kuba maybe you can come up with a recursion that constructs the result from the list of rules I gave 4 lines up? That would be a handy tool to have in any case.
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    – Roman
    Mar 29 at 19:52


















10












$begingroup$


Is there a straightforward way to convert



arr = {
{a, b}, {a, b}, {{{a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}}, {{a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}}}
};


to:



{{a, a, {{a, a, a}, {a, a, a}}}, {b, b, {{b, b, b}, {b, b, b}}}}


?



I need to swap the first and last dimension. Which should in principle be possible, because, although arr does not have a fixed structure, the 'bottom' is always uniform:



Level[arr, {-2}]



{{a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}}



Had Transpose/Flatten/MapThread accepted a negative level specification, it would have been easy. That is not the case.



One can think about that question as: How do I create arr2 so that arr[[whatever__, y_]] == arr2[[y, whatever__]]?



EDIT:



In general Level[arr, {-2}] should be a rectangular array, but rows do not need to be the same.



So this:



{{a1, b1}, {{{a2, b2}, {a3, b3}}, {{a4, b4}, {a5, b5}, {a6, b6}}}, {{{{a7,b7}}}} };


should end up:



{ {a1, {{a2, a3}, {a4, a5, a6}}, {{{a7}}} }, ...};









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  • $begingroup$
    Not a solution, but Flatten[MapIndexed[RotateRight[#2] -> #1 &, arr, {-1}]] gives you a list of rules of what needs to be constructed. I don't know of a way to construct it though: SparseArray does not construct ragged structures.
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    – Roman
    Mar 29 at 19:41










  • $begingroup$
    Maybe something along the lines of arr /. {{{a,b}->a},{{a,b}->b}}? Or perhaps more generally, arr /. {{a_?VectorQ :> First@a}, {a_?VectorQ :> Last@a}}?
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    – Carl Woll
    Mar 29 at 19:43












  • $begingroup$
    @Kuba maybe you can come up with a recursion that constructs the result from the list of rules I gave 4 lines up? That would be a handy tool to have in any case.
    $endgroup$
    – Roman
    Mar 29 at 19:52
















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$begingroup$


Is there a straightforward way to convert



arr = {
{a, b}, {a, b}, {{{a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}}, {{a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}}}
};


to:



{{a, a, {{a, a, a}, {a, a, a}}}, {b, b, {{b, b, b}, {b, b, b}}}}


?



I need to swap the first and last dimension. Which should in principle be possible, because, although arr does not have a fixed structure, the 'bottom' is always uniform:



Level[arr, {-2}]



{{a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}}



Had Transpose/Flatten/MapThread accepted a negative level specification, it would have been easy. That is not the case.



One can think about that question as: How do I create arr2 so that arr[[whatever__, y_]] == arr2[[y, whatever__]]?



EDIT:



In general Level[arr, {-2}] should be a rectangular array, but rows do not need to be the same.



So this:



{{a1, b1}, {{{a2, b2}, {a3, b3}}, {{a4, b4}, {a5, b5}, {a6, b6}}}, {{{{a7,b7}}}} };


should end up:



{ {a1, {{a2, a3}, {a4, a5, a6}}, {{{a7}}} }, ...};









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Is there a straightforward way to convert



arr = {
{a, b}, {a, b}, {{{a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}}, {{a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}}}
};


to:



{{a, a, {{a, a, a}, {a, a, a}}}, {b, b, {{b, b, b}, {b, b, b}}}}


?



I need to swap the first and last dimension. Which should in principle be possible, because, although arr does not have a fixed structure, the 'bottom' is always uniform:



Level[arr, {-2}]



{{a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}}



Had Transpose/Flatten/MapThread accepted a negative level specification, it would have been easy. That is not the case.



One can think about that question as: How do I create arr2 so that arr[[whatever__, y_]] == arr2[[y, whatever__]]?



EDIT:



In general Level[arr, {-2}] should be a rectangular array, but rows do not need to be the same.



So this:



{{a1, b1}, {{{a2, b2}, {a3, b3}}, {{a4, b4}, {a5, b5}, {a6, b6}}}, {{{{a7,b7}}}} };


should end up:



{ {a1, {{a2, a3}, {a4, a5, a6}}, {{{a7}}} }, ...};






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  • $begingroup$
    Not a solution, but Flatten[MapIndexed[RotateRight[#2] -> #1 &, arr, {-1}]] gives you a list of rules of what needs to be constructed. I don't know of a way to construct it though: SparseArray does not construct ragged structures.
    $endgroup$
    – Roman
    Mar 29 at 19:41










  • $begingroup$
    Maybe something along the lines of arr /. {{{a,b}->a},{{a,b}->b}}? Or perhaps more generally, arr /. {{a_?VectorQ :> First@a}, {a_?VectorQ :> Last@a}}?
    $endgroup$
    – Carl Woll
    Mar 29 at 19:43












  • $begingroup$
    @Kuba maybe you can come up with a recursion that constructs the result from the list of rules I gave 4 lines up? That would be a handy tool to have in any case.
    $endgroup$
    – Roman
    Mar 29 at 19:52




















  • $begingroup$
    Not a solution, but Flatten[MapIndexed[RotateRight[#2] -> #1 &, arr, {-1}]] gives you a list of rules of what needs to be constructed. I don't know of a way to construct it though: SparseArray does not construct ragged structures.
    $endgroup$
    – Roman
    Mar 29 at 19:41










  • $begingroup$
    Maybe something along the lines of arr /. {{{a,b}->a},{{a,b}->b}}? Or perhaps more generally, arr /. {{a_?VectorQ :> First@a}, {a_?VectorQ :> Last@a}}?
    $endgroup$
    – Carl Woll
    Mar 29 at 19:43












  • $begingroup$
    @Kuba maybe you can come up with a recursion that constructs the result from the list of rules I gave 4 lines up? That would be a handy tool to have in any case.
    $endgroup$
    – Roman
    Mar 29 at 19:52


















$begingroup$
Not a solution, but Flatten[MapIndexed[RotateRight[#2] -> #1 &, arr, {-1}]] gives you a list of rules of what needs to be constructed. I don't know of a way to construct it though: SparseArray does not construct ragged structures.
$endgroup$
– Roman
Mar 29 at 19:41




$begingroup$
Not a solution, but Flatten[MapIndexed[RotateRight[#2] -> #1 &, arr, {-1}]] gives you a list of rules of what needs to be constructed. I don't know of a way to construct it though: SparseArray does not construct ragged structures.
$endgroup$
– Roman
Mar 29 at 19:41












$begingroup$
Maybe something along the lines of arr /. {{{a,b}->a},{{a,b}->b}}? Or perhaps more generally, arr /. {{a_?VectorQ :> First@a}, {a_?VectorQ :> Last@a}}?
$endgroup$
– Carl Woll
Mar 29 at 19:43






$begingroup$
Maybe something along the lines of arr /. {{{a,b}->a},{{a,b}->b}}? Or perhaps more generally, arr /. {{a_?VectorQ :> First@a}, {a_?VectorQ :> Last@a}}?
$endgroup$
– Carl Woll
Mar 29 at 19:43














$begingroup$
@Kuba maybe you can come up with a recursion that constructs the result from the list of rules I gave 4 lines up? That would be a handy tool to have in any case.
$endgroup$
– Roman
Mar 29 at 19:52






$begingroup$
@Kuba maybe you can come up with a recursion that constructs the result from the list of rules I gave 4 lines up? That would be a handy tool to have in any case.
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arr = {{a, b}, {a, b}, {{{a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}}, {{a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}}}};

SetAttributes[f1, Listable]
Apply[f1, arr, {0, -3}] /. f1 -> List



{{a, a, {{a, a, a}, {a, a, a}}}, {b, b, {{b, b, b}, {b, b, b}}}}







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    This is what the list at the lowest level looks like:



    el = First@Level[list, {-2}];


    Using this, we can solve it with a rules-based approach:



    list /. el -> # & /@ el


    or a recursive approach like this:



    walk[lists : {__List}, i_] := walk[#, i] & /@ lists
    walk[atoms : {__}, i_] := i
    walk[list, #] & /@ el





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      Terrible solution using Table but works:



      Table[Map[#[[i]] &, arr, {-2}], {i, Last[Dimensions[Level[arr, {-2}]]]}]





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        This is a bit roundabout but very versatile. First convert the structure arr into a list of rules, then reassemble these rules (after proper modification using RotateRight to transpose first and deepest levels) into a new structure.



        Using the toTree function from this answer (thanks to @b3m2a1 !):



        arr = {{a, b}, {a, b}, {{{a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}}, {{a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}}}};
        toTree[Flatten[MapIndexed[RotateRight[#2] -> #1 &, arr, {-1}]]]



        {{a, a, {{a, a, a}, {a, a, a}}}, {b, b, {{b, b, b}, {b, b, b}}}}







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          arr = {{a, b}, {a, b}, {{{a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}}, {{a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}}}};

          SetAttributes[f1, Listable]
          Apply[f1, arr, {0, -3}] /. f1 -> List



          {{a, a, {{a, a, a}, {a, a, a}}}, {b, b, {{b, b, b}, {b, b, b}}}}







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            $begingroup$

            arr = {{a, b}, {a, b}, {{{a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}}, {{a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}}}};

            SetAttributes[f1, Listable]
            Apply[f1, arr, {0, -3}] /. f1 -> List



            {{a, a, {{a, a, a}, {a, a, a}}}, {b, b, {{b, b, b}, {b, b, b}}}}







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              $begingroup$

              arr = {{a, b}, {a, b}, {{{a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}}, {{a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}}}};

              SetAttributes[f1, Listable]
              Apply[f1, arr, {0, -3}] /. f1 -> List



              {{a, a, {{a, a, a}, {a, a, a}}}, {b, b, {{b, b, b}, {b, b, b}}}}







              share|improve this answer









              $endgroup$



              arr = {{a, b}, {a, b}, {{{a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}}, {{a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}}}};

              SetAttributes[f1, Listable]
              Apply[f1, arr, {0, -3}] /. f1 -> List



              {{a, a, {{a, a, a}, {a, a, a}}}, {b, b, {{b, b, b}, {b, b, b}}}}








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                  $begingroup$

                  This is what the list at the lowest level looks like:



                  el = First@Level[list, {-2}];


                  Using this, we can solve it with a rules-based approach:



                  list /. el -> # & /@ el


                  or a recursive approach like this:



                  walk[lists : {__List}, i_] := walk[#, i] & /@ lists
                  walk[atoms : {__}, i_] := i
                  walk[list, #] & /@ el





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                    $begingroup$

                    This is what the list at the lowest level looks like:



                    el = First@Level[list, {-2}];


                    Using this, we can solve it with a rules-based approach:



                    list /. el -> # & /@ el


                    or a recursive approach like this:



                    walk[lists : {__List}, i_] := walk[#, i] & /@ lists
                    walk[atoms : {__}, i_] := i
                    walk[list, #] & /@ el





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                      $begingroup$

                      This is what the list at the lowest level looks like:



                      el = First@Level[list, {-2}];


                      Using this, we can solve it with a rules-based approach:



                      list /. el -> # & /@ el


                      or a recursive approach like this:



                      walk[lists : {__List}, i_] := walk[#, i] & /@ lists
                      walk[atoms : {__}, i_] := i
                      walk[list, #] & /@ el





                      share|improve this answer









                      $endgroup$



                      This is what the list at the lowest level looks like:



                      el = First@Level[list, {-2}];


                      Using this, we can solve it with a rules-based approach:



                      list /. el -> # & /@ el


                      or a recursive approach like this:



                      walk[lists : {__List}, i_] := walk[#, i] & /@ lists
                      walk[atoms : {__}, i_] := i
                      walk[list, #] & /@ el






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                      answered Mar 29 at 19:42









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                          Terrible solution using Table but works:



                          Table[Map[#[[i]] &, arr, {-2}], {i, Last[Dimensions[Level[arr, {-2}]]]}]





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                            $begingroup$

                            Terrible solution using Table but works:



                            Table[Map[#[[i]] &, arr, {-2}], {i, Last[Dimensions[Level[arr, {-2}]]]}]





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                              $begingroup$

                              Terrible solution using Table but works:



                              Table[Map[#[[i]] &, arr, {-2}], {i, Last[Dimensions[Level[arr, {-2}]]]}]





                              share|improve this answer









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                              Terrible solution using Table but works:



                              Table[Map[#[[i]] &, arr, {-2}], {i, Last[Dimensions[Level[arr, {-2}]]]}]






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                              answered Mar 29 at 20:16









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                                  $begingroup$

                                  This is a bit roundabout but very versatile. First convert the structure arr into a list of rules, then reassemble these rules (after proper modification using RotateRight to transpose first and deepest levels) into a new structure.



                                  Using the toTree function from this answer (thanks to @b3m2a1 !):



                                  arr = {{a, b}, {a, b}, {{{a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}}, {{a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}}}};
                                  toTree[Flatten[MapIndexed[RotateRight[#2] -> #1 &, arr, {-1}]]]



                                  {{a, a, {{a, a, a}, {a, a, a}}}, {b, b, {{b, b, b}, {b, b, b}}}}







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                                    $begingroup$

                                    This is a bit roundabout but very versatile. First convert the structure arr into a list of rules, then reassemble these rules (after proper modification using RotateRight to transpose first and deepest levels) into a new structure.



                                    Using the toTree function from this answer (thanks to @b3m2a1 !):



                                    arr = {{a, b}, {a, b}, {{{a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}}, {{a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}}}};
                                    toTree[Flatten[MapIndexed[RotateRight[#2] -> #1 &, arr, {-1}]]]



                                    {{a, a, {{a, a, a}, {a, a, a}}}, {b, b, {{b, b, b}, {b, b, b}}}}







                                    share|improve this answer









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                                      $begingroup$

                                      This is a bit roundabout but very versatile. First convert the structure arr into a list of rules, then reassemble these rules (after proper modification using RotateRight to transpose first and deepest levels) into a new structure.



                                      Using the toTree function from this answer (thanks to @b3m2a1 !):



                                      arr = {{a, b}, {a, b}, {{{a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}}, {{a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}}}};
                                      toTree[Flatten[MapIndexed[RotateRight[#2] -> #1 &, arr, {-1}]]]



                                      {{a, a, {{a, a, a}, {a, a, a}}}, {b, b, {{b, b, b}, {b, b, b}}}}







                                      share|improve this answer









                                      $endgroup$



                                      This is a bit roundabout but very versatile. First convert the structure arr into a list of rules, then reassemble these rules (after proper modification using RotateRight to transpose first and deepest levels) into a new structure.



                                      Using the toTree function from this answer (thanks to @b3m2a1 !):



                                      arr = {{a, b}, {a, b}, {{{a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}}, {{a, b}, {a, b}, {a, b}}}};
                                      toTree[Flatten[MapIndexed[RotateRight[#2] -> #1 &, arr, {-1}]]]



                                      {{a, a, {{a, a, a}, {a, a, a}}}, {b, b, {{b, b, b}, {b, b, b}}}}








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