a = np.array([[1,2,3], [4,5,6]]) >>> a array([[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6]]) >>> np.cumsum(a) array([ 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21]) >>> np.cumsum(a, dtype=float) # specifies type of output value(s) array([ 1., 3., 6., 10., 15., 21.])