polars.Series.to_list#

Series.to_list(*, use_pyarrow: bool | None = None) → list[Any][source]#

Convert this Series to a Python list.

This operation copies data.

Parameters:

use_pyarrow: Use PyArrow to perform the conversion.

Deprecated since version 0.19.9: This parameter will be removed. The function can safely be called without the parameter - it should give the exact same result.

Examples

>>> s = pl.Series("a", [1, 2, 3])
>>> s.to_list()
[1, 2, 3]
>>> type(s.to_list())
<class 'list'>