`t(k) <= x <= t(n-k+1)`` must hold for each `x`. tck : tuple A tuple (t,c,k) containing the vector of knots, the B-spline coefficients, and the degree of the spline whose derivatives to compute. Returns ------- results : {ndarray, list of ndarrays} An array (or a list of arrays) containing all derivatives up to order k inclusive for each point `x`, being the first element the spline itself. See Also -------- splprep, splrep, splint, sproot, splev, bisplrep, bisplev, UnivariateSpline, BivariateSpline References ---------- .. [1] de Boor C : On calculating with b-splines, J. Approximation Theory 6 (1972) 50-62. .. [2] Cox M.G. : The numerical evaluation of b-splines, J. Inst. Maths applics 10 (1972) 134-149. .. [3] Dierckx P. : Curve and surface fitting with splines, Monographs on Numerical Analysis, Oxford University Press, 1993. Examples -------- To calculate the derivatives of a B-spline there are several aproaches. In this example, we will demonstrate that `spalde` is equivalent to calling `splev` and `splder`. >>> import numpy as np >>> import matplotlib.pyplot as plt >>> from scipy.interpolate import BSpline, spalde, splder, splev >>> # Store characteristic parameters of a B-spline >>> tck = ((-2, -2, -2, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2), # knots ... (0, 0, 0, 6, 0, 0, 0), # coefficients ... 3) # degree (cubic) >>> # Instance a B-spline object >>> # `BSpline` objects are preferred, except for spalde() >>> bspl = BSpline(tck[0], tck[1], tck[2]) >>> # Generate extra points to get a smooth curve >>> x = np.linspace(min(tck[0]), max(tck[0]), 100) Evaluate the curve and all derivatives >>> # The order of derivative must be less or equal to k, the degree of the spline >>> # Method 1: spalde() >>> f1_y_bsplin = [spalde(i, tck)[0] for i in x ] # The B-spline itself >>> f1_y_deriv1 = [spalde(i, tck)[1] for i in x ] # 1st derivative >>> f1_y_deriv2 = [spalde(i, tck)[2] for i in x ] # 2nd derivative >>> f1_y_deriv3 = [spalde(i, tck)[3] for i in x ] # 3rd derivative >>> # You can reach the same result by using `splev`and `splder` >>> f2_y_deriv3 = splev(x, bspl, der=3) >>> f3_y_deriv3 = splder(bspl, n=3)(x) >>> # Generate a figure with three axes for graphic comparison >>> fig, (ax1, ax2, ax3) = plt.subplots(1, 3, figsize=(16, 5)) >>> suptitle = fig.suptitle(f'Evaluate a B-spline and all derivatives') >>> # Plot B-spline and all derivatives using the three methods >>> orders = range(4) >>> linetypes = ['-', '--', '-.', ':'] >>> labels = ['B-Spline', '1st deriv.', '2nd deriv.', '3rd deriv.'] >>> functions = ['splev()', 'splder()', 'spalde()'] >>> for order, linetype, label in zip(orders, linetypes, labels): ... ax1.plot(x, splev(x, bspl, der=order), linetype, label=label) ... ax2.plot(x, splder(bspl, n=order)(x), linetype, label=label) ... ax3.plot(x, [spalde(i, tck)[order] for i in x], linetype, label=label) >>> for ax, function in zip((ax1, ax2, ax3), functions): ... ax.set_title(function) ... ax.legend() >>> plt.tight_layout() >>> plt.show() z)spalde does not accept BSpline instances.)