parameters: (a, width, fillchar=' ')
return_statement: return _vec_string(
          a_arr, (a_arr.dtype.type, size), 'center', (width_arr, fillchar))
docstring: Return a copy of `a` with its elements centered in a string of
      length `width`.
  
      Calls `str.center` element-wise.
  
      Parameters
      ----------
      a : array_like of str or unicode
  
      width : int
          The length of the resulting strings
      fillchar : str or unicode, optional
          The padding character to use (default is space).
  
      Returns
      -------
      out : ndarray
          Output array of str or unicode, depending on input
          types
  
      See Also
      --------
      str.center
docstring_summary: Return a copy of `a` with its elements centered in a string of
      length `width`.
docstring_tokens: Return a copy of a with its elements centered in a string of length width .
function: def center(a, width, fillchar=' '):
      """
      Return a copy of `a` with its elements centered in a string of
      length `width`.
  
      Calls `str.center` element-wise.
  
      Parameters
      ----------
      a : array_like of str or unicode
  
      width : int
          The length of the resulting strings
      fillchar : str or unicode, optional
          The padding character to use (default is space).
  
      Returns
      -------
      out : ndarray
          Output array of str or unicode, depending on input
          types
  
      See Also
      --------
      str.center
  
      """
      a_arr = numpy.asarray(a)
      width_arr = numpy.asarray(width)
      size = int(numpy.max(width_arr.flat))
      if numpy.issubdtype(a_arr.dtype, numpy.string_):
          fillchar = asbytes(fillchar)
      return _vec_string(
          a_arr, (a_arr.dtype.type, size), 'center', (width_arr, fillchar))
function_tokens: def center ( a , width , fillchar = ' ' ) : a_arr = numpy . asarray ( a ) width_arr = numpy . asarray ( width ) size = int ( numpy . max ( width_arr . flat ) ) if numpy . issubdtype ( a_arr . dtype , numpy . string_ ) : fillchar = asbytes ( fillchar ) return _vec_string ( a_arr , ( a_arr . dtype . type , size ) , 'center' , ( width_arr , fillchar ) )