polars.Series.set#

Series.set( filter: Series, value: int | float | str, ) → Series[source]#

Set masked values.

Parameters:

filter: Boolean mask.
value: Value with which to replace the masked values.

Notes

Use of this function is frequently an anti-pattern, as it can block optimisation (predicate pushdown, etc). Consider using pl.when(predicate).then(value).otherwise(self) instead.

Examples

>>> s = pl.Series("a", [1, 2, 3])
>>> s.set(s == 2, 10)
shape: (3,)
Series: 'a' [i64]
[
        1
        10
        3
]

It is better to implement this as follows:

>>> s.to_frame().select(
...     pl.when(pl.col("a") == 2).then(10).otherwise(pl.col("a"))
... )
shape: (3, 1)
┌─────────┐
│ literal │
│ ---     │
│ i64     │
╞═════════╡
│ 1       │
│ 10      │
│ 3       │
└─────────┘