In [1]:
import numpy as np

In [2]:
a = np.arange(12)
a = a.reshape(3, 4)
a = a.clip(2, 9)

In [3]:
print(a)


[[2 2 2 3]
 [4 5 6 7]
 [8 9 9 9]]

In [4]:
a_mc = np.arange(12).reshape(3, 4).clip(2, 9)

In [5]:
print(a_mc)


[[2 2 2 3]
 [4 5 6 7]
 [8 9 9 9]]

In [6]:
a_mc_break_parens = (
    np.arange(12)
    .reshape(3, 4)
    .clip(2, 9)
)

In [7]:
print(a_mc_break_parens)


[[2 2 2 3]
 [4 5 6 7]
 [8 9 9 9]]