polars.datatypes.Enum#
- class polars.datatypes.Enum(categories: Series | Iterable[str])[source]#
A fixed set categorical encoding of a set of strings.
Warning
This functionality is considered unstable. It is a work-in-progress feature and may not always work as expected. It may be changed at any point without it being considered a breaking change.
- Parameters:
- categories
The categories in the dataset. Categories must be strings.
Methods
__init__(categories)base_type()Return this DataType's fundamental/root type class.
is_(other)Check if this DataType is the same as another DataType.
is_decimal()Check whether the data type is a decimal type.
is_float()Check whether the data type is a floating point type.
is_integer()Check whether the data type is an integer type.
is_nested()Check whether the data type is a nested type.
is_not(other)Check if this DataType is NOT the same as another DataType.
is_numeric()Check whether the data type is a numeric type.
is_signed_integer()Check whether the data type is a signed integer type.
is_temporal()Check whether the data type is a temporal type.
is_unsigned_integer()Check whether the data type is an unsigned integer type.
union(other)Union of two Enums.
Attributes
categories