parameters: (self, *args)
return_statement: return self._data.item(*args)
docstring: Return Python scalar if possible
docstring_summary: Return Python scalar if possible
docstring_tokens: Return Python scalar if possible
function: def item(self, *args):
          "Return Python scalar if possible"
          if self._mask is not nomask:
              m = self._mask.item(*args)
              try:
                  if m[0]:
                      return masked
              except IndexError:
                  return masked
          return self._data.item(*args)
function_tokens: def item ( self , * args ) : if self . _mask is not nomask : m = self . _mask . item ( * args ) try : if m [ 0 ] : return masked except IndexError : return masked return self . _data . item ( * args )