# Plot the function of several orders for real input: from scipy.special import kv import matplotlib.pyplot as plt x = np.linspace(0, 5, 1000) for N in np.linspace(0, 6, 5): plt.plot(x, kv(N, x), label='$K_{{{}}}(x)$'.format(N)) plt.ylim(0, 10) plt.legend() plt.title(r'Modified Bessel function of the second kind $K_\nu(x)$') plt.show() # Calculate for a single value at multiple orders: kv([4, 4.5, 5], 1+2j) # array([ 0.1992+2.3892j, 2.3493+3.6j , 7.2827+3.8104j])