>>> u = np.arange(1, 16)
>>> u
array([ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15])
>>> np.shape(u)
(15,)
>>> u.shape = (3, 5)
>>> u
array([[ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5],
[ 6, 7, 8, 9, 10],
[11, 12, 13, 14, 15]])
>>> np.shape(u)
(3, 5)