math4610

Routine Name: l1matrix

Author: David Merkley

Language: Python

Description/Purpose: Gives the l1matrix norm

Input: a matrix

Output: the norm

Implementation/Code:

def l1matrix(A):
    m = len(A)
    n = len(A[0])
    sums = [0]*n
    for i in range(m):
        for j in range(n):
            sums[j] += abs(A[i][j])
    return max(sums)