scipy.cluster.hierarchy.single

scipy.cluster.hierarchy.single(y)

Perform single/min/nearest linkage on the condensed distance matrix y.

Parameters:

y : ndarray

The upper triangular of the distance matrix. The result of pdist is returned in this form.

Returns:

Z : ndarray

The linkage matrix.

See also

linkage

for advanced creation of hierarchical clusterings.

scipy.spatial.distance.pdist

pairwise distance metrics