output array. Examples -------- >>> a = np.array([[[1,0,1], ... [0,1,0]], ... [[1,1,0], ... [0,0,1]]]) >>> b = np.packbits(a, axis=-1) >>> b array([[[160], [ 64]], [[192], [ 32]]], dtype=uint8) Note that in binary 160 = 1010 0000, 64 = 0100 0000, 192 = 1100 0000, and 32 = 0010 0000. ro