polars.Series.sample#

Series.sample(
n: int | None = None,
*,
fraction: float | None = None,
with_replacement: bool = False,
shuffle: bool = False,
seed: int | None = None,
) Series[source]#

Sample from this Series.

Parameters:
n

Number of items to return. Cannot be used with fraction. Defaults to 1 if fraction is None.

fraction

Fraction of items to return. Cannot be used with n.

with_replacement

Allow values to be sampled more than once.

shuffle

Shuffle the order of sampled data points.

seed

Seed for the random number generator. If set to None (default), a random seed is generated for each sample operation.

Examples

>>> s = pl.Series("a", [1, 2, 3, 4, 5])
>>> s.sample(2, seed=0)  
shape: (2,)
Series: 'a' [i64]
[
    1
    5
]