is_categorical#

is_categorical(column: Series, max_categorical_ratio: float = 0.01, max_categories: int = 30, max_float_categories: int = 5) bool[source]#

Check if uniques are few enough to count as categorical.

Parameters
columnpd.Series

The name of the column in the dataframe

max_categorical_ratiofloat , default: 0.01
max_categoriesint , default: 30
max_float_categoriesint , default: 5
Returns
bool

True if is categorical according to input numbers