import numpy as np

values = np.arange(12)

grid = values.reshape(3, 4)
records = values.reshape(2, -1, 3)

print("values shape:", values.shape)
print("grid shape:", grid.shape)
print(grid)
print("records shape:", records.shape)
print("same element count:", values.size == grid.size == records.size)
print("shares memory:", np.shares_memory(values, grid))

try:
    values.reshape(5, 3)
except ValueError as error:
    print("bad shape:", error)