polars.Expr.lower_bound

Expr.lower_bound() → Self

Calculate the lower bound.

Returns a unit Series with the lowest value possible for the dtype of this expression.

Examples

>>> df = pl.DataFrame({"a": [1, 2, 3, 2, 1]})
>>> df.select(pl.col("a").lower_bound())
shape: (1, 1)
┌──────────────────────┐
│ a                    │
│ ---                  │
│ i64                  │
╞══════════════════════╡
│ -9223372036854775808 │
└──────────────────────┘