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Categorical Data in pandas

Categorical Data in pandas

Learn about the categorical data type in pandas.

What is categorical data?

In pandas, the category data type is a hybrid data type. It frequently has the appearance and behavior of a string but is actually an array of integers. It makes it possible to arrange data in a specific order and to store it more effectively.

Benefits of categorical data

When we load data, we can indicate that the data is categorical. If we know that our data is limited to a few values, we might want to use categorical data. Categorical values ...