polars.median

polars.median(*columns: str) → Expr

Get the median value.

This function is syntactic sugar for pl.col(columns).median().

Parameters:

columns

One or more column names.

Examples

>>> df = pl.DataFrame(
...     {
...         "a": [1, 8, 3],
...         "b": [4, 5, 2],
...         "c": ["foo", "bar", "foo"],
...     }
... )
>>> df.select(pl.median("a"))
shape: (1, 1)
┌─────┐
│ a   │
│ --- │
│ f64 │
╞═════╡
│ 3.0 │
└─────┘
>>> df.select(pl.median("a", "b"))
shape: (1, 2)
┌─────┬─────┐
│ a   ┆ b   │
│ --- ┆ --- │
│ f64 ┆ f64 │
╞═════╪═════╡
│ 3.0 ┆ 4.0 │
└─────┴─────┘