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… (#13948) Quickstart guide recommends np.set_printoptions(threshold=np.nan) but that fails. So changed that to np.set_printoptions(threshold=sys.maxsize) Closes #13900 * DOC:Update the docstring of set_printoptions Add preferred max value for threshold is sys.maxsize * Revert "DOC:Update the docstring of set_printoptions" This reverts commit 9641121. * DOC:Update the docstring of set_printoptions Add preferred max value for threshold is sys.maxsize * DOC:Update the docstring of set_printoptions Better pharasing in docstring. * DOC:Update the description of set_printoptions in quickstart doc #13900 Fix indentation
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diff --git a/doc/source/user/quickstart.rst b/doc/source/user/quickstart.rst
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ can change the printing options using ``set_printoptions``.
 
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-    >>> np.set_printoptions(threshold=np.nan)
+    >>> np.set_printoptions(threshold=sys.maxsize)       # sys module should be imported
 
 
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diff --git a/numpy/core/arrayprint.py b/numpy/core/arrayprint.py
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ def set_printoptions(precision=None, threshold=None, edgeitems=None,
     threshold : int, optional
         Total number of array elements which trigger summarization
         rather than full repr (default 1000).
+        To always use the full repr without summarization, pass `sys.maxsize`.
     edgeitems : int, optional
         Number of array items in summary at beginning and end of
         each dimension (default 3).