Left inverse in numpy or scipy?

Question

I am trying to obtain the left inverse of a non-square matrix in python using either numpy or scipy. How can I translate the following Matlab code to Python?

>> A = [0,1; 0,1; 1,0]

A =

     0     1
     0     1
     1     0

>> y = [2;2;1]

y =

     2
     2
     1

>> A\y

ans =

    1.0000
    2.0000

Is there a numpy or scipy equivalent of the left inverse \ operator in Matlab?

Answer 1

Use linalg.lstsq(A,y) since A is not square. See here for details. You can use linalg.solve(A,y) if A is square, but not in your case.