polars.DataFrame.clone

DataFrame.clone() → Self

Create a copy of this DataFrame.

This is a cheap operation that does not copy data.

See also

clear

Create an empty copy of the current DataFrame, with identical schema but no data.

Examples

>>> df = pl.DataFrame(
...     {
...         "a": [1, 2, 3, 4],
...         "b": [0.5, 4, 10, 13],
...         "c": [True, True, False, True],
...     }
... )
>>> df.clone()
shape: (4, 3)
┌─────┬──────┬───────┐
│ a   ┆ b    ┆ c     │
│ --- ┆ ---  ┆ ---   │
│ i64 ┆ f64  ┆ bool  │
╞═════╪══════╪═══════╡
│ 1   ┆ 0.5  ┆ true  │
│ 2   ┆ 4.0  ┆ true  │
│ 3   ┆ 10.0 ┆ false │
│ 4   ┆ 13.0 ┆ true  │
└─────┴──────┴───────┘