["python","numpy","statistics","quantile","percentile"]
How do I calculate percentiles with python/numpy?

Is there a convenient way to calculate percentiles for a sequence or single-dimensional numpy array? I am looking for something similar to Excel's percentile function.
NumPy has np.percentile(). import numpy as np a = np.array([1,2,3,4,5]) p = np.percentile(a, 50) # return 50th percentile, i.e. median. >>> print(p) 3.0 SciPy has scipy.stats.scoreatpercentile(), in addition to many other statistical goodies.