code: def _copy_array_if_base_present(a):
      """Copy the array if its base points to a parent array."""
      if a.base is not None:
          return a.copy()
      return a
  
imports: import math
  import warnings
  import numpy
  import dataclasses
  from typing import Optional, Callable
  from functools import partial
  from scipy._lib._util import _asarray_validated
  from .None import _distance_wrap
  from .None import _hausdorff
  from ..linalg import norm
  from ..special import rel_entr
  from .None import _distance_pybind
label_desc: Use image node_id 1 for calling a global function with example usage: _copy_array_if_base_present(a) and returns: a, a