row = np.array([0, 0, 1, 2, 2, 2]) >>> col = np.array([0, 2, 2, 0, 1, 2]) >>> data = np.array([1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]) >>> csr_matrix((data, (row, col)), shape=(3, 3)).toarray() array([[1, 0, 2], [0, 0, 3], [4, 5, 6]])