diff --git a/pydatastructs/__init__.py b/pydatastructs/__init__.py
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+++ b/pydatastructs/__init__.py
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+from .linear_data_structures import *
diff --git a/pydatastructs/linear_data_structures/__init__.py b/pydatastructs/linear_data_structures/__init__.py
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+++ b/pydatastructs/linear_data_structures/__init__.py
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+__all__ = []
+
+from . import arrays
+from .arrays import (
+    OneDimensionalArray,
+)
+__all__.extend(arrays.__all__)
diff --git a/pydatastructs/linear_data_structures/arrays.py b/pydatastructs/linear_data_structures/arrays.py
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+++ b/pydatastructs/linear_data_structures/arrays.py
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+from __future__ import print_function, division
+
+_check_type = lambda a, t: isinstance(a, t)
+
+__all__ = [
+'OneDimensionalArray'
+]
+
+class Array(object):
+    """
+    Abstract class for arrays in pydatastructs.
+    """
+    pass
+
+class OneDimensionalArray(Array):
+    """
+    Represents one dimensional arrays.
+
+    Parameters
+    ==========
+
+    size: int
+        The number of elements in the array.
+    elements: list/tuple
+        The elements in the array, all should
+        be of same type.
+    init: a python type
+        The inital value with which the element has
+        to be initialized. By default none, used only
+        when the data is not given.
+
+    Raises
+    ======
+
+    ValueError
+        When the number of elements in the list do not
+        match with the size.
+        More than three parameters are passed as arguments.
+        Types of arguments is not as mentioned in the docstring.
+    TypeError
+        When all the elements are not of same type.
+
+    Note
+    ====
+
+    At least one parameter should be passed as an argument.
+
+    Examples
+    ========
+    """
+    __slots__ = ['_size', '_data']
+
+    def __new__(cls, *args, **kwargs):
+        if not args or len(args) not in (1, 2):
+            raise ValueError("1D array cannot be created due to incorrect"
+                                " information.")
+        obj = object.__new__(cls)
+        if len(args) == 2:
+            if _check_type(args[0], (list, tuple)) and \
+                _check_type(args[1], int):
+                size, data = args[1], args[0]
+            elif _check_type(args[1], (list, tuple)) and \
+                _check_type(args[0], int):
+                size, data = args[0], args[1]
+            else:
+                raise TypeError("Expected type of size is int and "
+                                "expected type of data is list/tuple.")
+            if size != len(data):
+                raise ValueError("Conflict in the size %s and length of data %s"
+                                 %(size, len(data)))
+            obj._size, obj._data = size, data
+
+        elif len(args) == 1:
+            if _check_type(args[0], int):
+                obj._size = args[0]
+                init = kwargs.get('init', None)
+                obj._data = [init for i in range(args[0])]
+            elif _check_type(args[0], (list, tuple)):
+                obj._size, obj._data = len(args[0]), args[0]
+            else:
+                raise TypeError("Expected type of size is int and "
+                                "expected type of data is list/tuple.")
+
+        return obj
diff --git a/pydatastructs/linear_data_structures/tests/__init__.py b/pydatastructs/linear_data_structures/tests/__init__.py
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diff --git a/pydatastructs/linear_data_structures/tests/test_arrays.py b/pydatastructs/linear_data_structures/tests/test_arrays.py
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+++ b/pydatastructs/linear_data_structures/tests/test_arrays.py
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+from pydatastructs.linear_data_structures import OneDimensionalArray
+from pydatastructs.utils.raises_util import raises
+
+def test_OneDimensionalArray():
+    ODA = OneDimensionalArray
+    assert ODA(5, [1, 2, 3, 4, 5], init=6)
+    assert ODA((1, 2, 3, 4, 5), 5)
+    assert ODA(5)
+    assert ODA([1, 2, 3])
+    raises(ValueError, lambda: ODA())
+    raises(ValueError, lambda: ODA(1, 2, 3))
+    raises(TypeError, lambda: ODA(5.0, set([1, 2, 3])))
+    raises(TypeError, lambda: ODA(5.0))
+    raises(TypeError, lambda: ODA(set([1, 2, 3])))
+    raises(ValueError, lambda: ODA(3, [1]))
diff --git a/pydatastructs/utils/__init__.py b/pydatastructs/utils/__init__.py
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index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/pydatastructs/utils/raises_util.py b/pydatastructs/utils/raises_util.py
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+++ b/pydatastructs/utils/raises_util.py
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+import pytest
+
+def raises(exception, code):
+    """
+    Utility for testing exceptions.
+
+    Parameters
+    ==========
+
+    exception
+        A valid python exception
+    code: lambda
+        Code that causes exception
+    """
+    with pytest.raises(exception):
+        code()