# numpy.matrix.sum

method

matrix.sum(axis=None, dtype=None, out=None)

  Returns the sum of the matrix elements, along the given axis.

  Refer to `numpy.sum` for full documentation.

  See also

  `numpy.sum`

  Notes

  This is the same as `ndarray.sum`, except that where an `ndarray` would be returned, a `matrix` object is returned instead.

  Examples

      >>> x = np.matrix([[1, 2], [4, 3]])
      >>> x.sum()
      10
      >>> x.sum(axis=1)
      matrix([[3],
              [7]])
      >>> x.sum(axis=1, dtype='float')
      matrix([[3.],
              [7.]])
      >>> out = np.zeros((2, 1), dtype='float')
      >>> x.sum(axis=1, dtype='float', out=np.asmatrix(out))
      matrix([[3.],
              [7.]])