select closest values from two different arrays

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00:00 Select Closest Values From Two Different Arrays
00:37 Accepted Answer Score 7
00:44 Thank you

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ACCEPTED ANSWER

Score 7

>>> K = abs(A - C) < abs(B - C)  # create array of bool
[[True, False, False],
 [True,  True, False],
 [False, False, False]]
>>> D = where(K, A, B)     # get elements of A and B respectively