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.

__init__(categories: Series | Iterable[str])[source]#

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_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