np.nonzero(a > 3) yields the indices of the `a` where the condition is true. >>> a = np.array([[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6], [7, 8, 9]]) >>> a > 3 array([[False, False, False], [ True, True, True], [ True, True, True]]) >>> np.nonzero(a > 3) (array([1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2]), array([0, 1, 2, 0, 1, 2])) Using this result to index `a` is equivalent to using the mask directly: >>> a[np.nonzero(a > 3)] array([4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]) >>> a[a > 3] # prefer this spelling array([4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]) ``nonzero`` can also be called as a method of the array. >>> (a > 3).nonzero() (array([1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2]), array([0, 1, 2, 0, 1, 2])) r$