# module `concrete.fhe.extensions.array`
Declaration of `array` function, to simplify creation of encrypted arrays.
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## function `array`
```python
array(values: Any) → Union[ndarray, Tracer]
```
Create an encrypted array from either encrypted or clear values.
**Args:**
values (Any): array like object compatible with numpy to construct the resulting encrypted array
**Returns:**
Union[np.ndarray, Tracer]: Tracer that represents the operation during tracing ndarray with values otherwise