bach.DataFrame.set_variable

set_variable​

(name, value, *, dtype=None)

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Return a copy of this DataFrame with the variable value updated.

Parameters​

  • name (str) – name of variable to update
  • value (Any) – new value of variable
  • dtype (Optional[str]) – optional. If not set it will be derived from the value, if set we check that it matches the value. If dtype doesn’t match the value’s dtype, then an Exception is raised.

Returns​

copy of this DataFrame, with the value updated.

Return type​

bach.dataframe.DataFrame