r : int, optional
        How many derivatives to extract; None for all potentially
        nonzero derivatives (that is a number equal to the number
        of points), or a list of derivatives to extract. This number
        includes the function value as 0th derivative.
    axis : int, optional
        Axis in the yi array corresponding to the x-coordinate values.

    See Also
    --------
    scipy.interpolate.Akima1DInterpolator

    Returns
    -------
    y : scalar or array-like
        The result, of length R or length M or M by R,

    r