1import numpy as np
2def find_nearest(array, value):
3 array = np.asarray(array)
4 idx = (np.abs(array - value)).argmin()
5 return array[idx]
6
7array = np.random.random(10)
8print(array)
9# [ 0.21069679 0.61290182 0.63425412 0.84635244 0.91599191 0.00213826
10# 0.17104965 0.56874386 0.57319379 0.28719469]
11
12value = 0.5
13
14print(find_nearest(array, value))
15# 0.568743859261
16