polars.Series.cat.uses_lexical_ordering

Series.cat.uses_lexical_ordering() → bool

Return whether or not the series uses lexical ordering.

Warning

This functionality is considered unstable. It may be changed at any point without it being considered a breaking change.

Examples

>>> s = pl.Series(["b", "a", "b"]).cast(pl.Categorical)
>>> s.cat.uses_lexical_ordering()
False
>>> s = s.cast(pl.Categorical("lexical"))
>>> s.cat.uses_lexical_ordering()
True