from __future__ import annotations import platform import sys from importlib.metadata import version from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Iterable, Literal, Mapping, Sequence, cast from narwhals._expression_parsing import ( ExprKind, ExprMetadata, apply_n_ary_operation, combine_metadata, extract_compliant, is_scalar_like, ) from narwhals._utils import ( Implementation, Version, deprecate_native_namespace, flatten, is_compliant_expr, is_eager_allowed, is_sequence_but_not_str, parse_version, supports_arrow_c_stream, validate_laziness, ) from narwhals.dependencies import ( is_narwhals_series, is_numpy_array, is_numpy_array_2d, is_pyarrow_table, ) from narwhals.exceptions import InvalidOperationError, ShapeError from narwhals.expr import Expr from narwhals.translate import from_native, to_native if TYPE_CHECKING: from types import ModuleType from typing_extensions import TypeAlias, TypeIs from narwhals._compliant import CompliantExpr, CompliantNamespace from narwhals._translate import IntoArrowTable from narwhals.dataframe import DataFrame, LazyFrame from narwhals.dtypes import DType from narwhals.schema import Schema from narwhals.series import Series from narwhals.typing import ( ConcatMethod, FrameT, IntoDType, IntoExpr, IntoSeriesT, NativeFrame, NativeLazyFrame, NativeSeries, NonNestedLiteral, _1DArray, _2DArray, ) _IntoSchema: TypeAlias = "Mapping[str, DType] | Schema | Sequence[str] | None" def concat(items: Iterable[FrameT], *, how: ConcatMethod = "vertical") -> FrameT: """Concatenate multiple DataFrames, LazyFrames into a single entity. Arguments: items: DataFrames, LazyFrames to concatenate. how: concatenating strategy - vertical: Concatenate vertically. Column names must match. - horizontal: Concatenate horizontally. If lengths don't match, then missing rows are filled with null values. This is only supported when all inputs are (eager) DataFrames. - diagonal: Finds a union between the column schemas and fills missing column values with null. Returns: A new DataFrame or LazyFrame resulting from the concatenation. Raises: TypeError: The items to concatenate should either all be eager, or all lazy Examples: Let's take an example of vertical concatenation: >>> import pandas as pd >>> import polars as pl >>> import pyarrow as pa >>> import narwhals as nw Let's look at one case a for vertical concatenation (pandas backed): >>> df_pd_1 = nw.from_native(pd.DataFrame({"a": [1, 2, 3], "b": [4, 5, 6]})) >>> df_pd_2 = nw.from_native(pd.DataFrame({"a": [5, 2], "b": [1, 4]})) >>> nw.concat([df_pd_1, df_pd_2], how="vertical") ┌──────────────────┐ |Narwhals DataFrame| |------------------| | a b | | 0 1 4 | | 1 2 5 | | 2 3 6 | | 0 5 1 | | 1 2 4 | └──────────────────┘ Let's look at one case a for horizontal concatenation (polars backed): >>> df_pl_1 = nw.from_native(pl.DataFrame({"a": [1, 2, 3], "b": [4, 5, 6]})) >>> df_pl_2 = nw.from_native(pl.DataFrame({"c": [5, 2], "d": [1, 4]})) >>> nw.concat([df_pl_1, df_pl_2], how="horizontal") ┌───────────────────────────┐ | Narwhals DataFrame | |---------------------------| |shape: (3, 4) | |┌─────┬─────┬──────┬──────┐| |│ a ┆ b ┆ c ┆ d │| |│ --- ┆ --- ┆ --- ┆ --- │| |│ i64 ┆ i64 ┆ i64 ┆ i64 │| |╞═════╪═════╪══════╪══════╡| |│ 1 ┆ 4 ┆ 5 ┆ 1 │| |│ 2 ┆ 5 ┆ 2 ┆ 4 │| |│ 3 ┆ 6 ┆ null ┆ null │| |└─────┴─────┴──────┴──────┘| └───────────────────────────┘ Let's look at one case a for diagonal concatenation (pyarrow backed): >>> df_pa_1 = nw.from_native(pa.table({"a": [1, 2], "b": [3.5, 4.5]})) >>> df_pa_2 = nw.from_native(pa.table({"a": [3, 4], "z": ["x", "y"]})) >>> nw.concat([df_pa_1, df_pa_2], how="diagonal") ┌──────────────────────────┐ | Narwhals DataFrame | |--------------------------| |pyarrow.Table | |a: int64 | |b: double | |z: string | |---- | |a: [[1,2],[3,4]] | |b: [[3.5,4.5],[null,null]]| |z: [[null,null],["x","y"]]| └──────────────────────────┘ """ from narwhals.dependencies import is_narwhals_lazyframe if not items: msg = "No items to concatenate." raise ValueError(msg) items = list(items) validate_laziness(items) if how not in {"horizontal", "vertical", "diagonal"}: # pragma: no cover msg = "Only vertical, horizontal and diagonal concatenations are supported." raise NotImplementedError(msg) first_item = items[0] if is_narwhals_lazyframe(first_item) and how == "horizontal": msg = ( "Horizontal concatenation is not supported for LazyFrames.\n\n" "Hint: you may want to use `join` instead." ) raise InvalidOperationError(msg) plx = first_item.__narwhals_namespace__() return first_item._with_compliant( plx.concat([df._compliant_frame for df in items], how=how) ) @deprecate_native_namespace(warn_version="1.31.0", required=True) def new_series( name: str, values: Any, dtype: IntoDType | None = None, *, backend: ModuleType | Implementation | str | None = None, native_namespace: ModuleType | None = None, # noqa: ARG001 ) -> Series[Any]: """Instantiate Narwhals Series from iterable (e.g. list or array). Arguments: name: Name of resulting Series. values: Values of make Series from. dtype: (Narwhals) dtype. If not provided, the native library may auto-infer it from `values`. backend: specifies which eager backend instantiate to. `backend` can be specified in various ways - As `Implementation.` with `BACKEND` being `PANDAS`, `PYARROW`, `POLARS`, `MODIN` or `CUDF`. - As a string: `"pandas"`, `"pyarrow"`, `"polars"`, `"modin"` or `"cudf"`. - Directly as a module `pandas`, `pyarrow`, `polars`, `modin` or `cudf`. native_namespace: The native library to use for DataFrame creation. *Deprecated* (v1.31.0) Please use `backend` instead. Note that `native_namespace` is still available (and won't emit a deprecation warning) if you use `narwhals.stable.v1`, see [perfect backwards compatibility policy](../backcompat.md/). Returns: A new Series Examples: >>> import pandas as pd >>> import narwhals as nw >>> >>> values = [4, 1, 2, 3] >>> nw.new_series(name="a", values=values, dtype=nw.Int32, backend=pd) ┌─────────────────────┐ | Narwhals Series | |---------------------| |0 4 | |1 1 | |2 2 | |3 3 | |Name: a, dtype: int32| └─────────────────────┘ """ backend = cast("ModuleType | Implementation | str", backend) return _new_series_impl(name, values, dtype, backend=backend) def _new_series_impl( name: str, values: Any, dtype: IntoDType | None = None, *, backend: ModuleType | Implementation | str, ) -> Series[Any]: implementation = Implementation.from_backend(backend) if is_eager_allowed(implementation): ns = Version.MAIN.namespace.from_backend(implementation).compliant series = ns._series.from_iterable(values, name=name, context=ns, dtype=dtype) return series.to_narwhals() elif implementation is Implementation.UNKNOWN: # pragma: no cover _native_namespace = implementation.to_native_namespace() try: native_series: NativeSeries = _native_namespace.new_series( name, values, dtype ) return from_native(native_series, series_only=True).alias(name) except AttributeError as e: msg = "Unknown namespace is expected to implement `new_series` constructor." raise AttributeError(msg) from e msg = ( f"{implementation} support in Narwhals is lazy-only, but `new_series` is an eager-only function.\n\n" "Hint: you may want to use an eager backend and then call `.lazy`, e.g.:\n\n" f" nw.new_series('a', [1,2,3], backend='pyarrow').to_frame().lazy('{implementation}')" ) raise ValueError(msg) @deprecate_native_namespace(warn_version="1.26.0") def from_dict( data: Mapping[str, Any], schema: Mapping[str, DType] | Schema | None = None, *, backend: ModuleType | Implementation | str | None = None, native_namespace: ModuleType | None = None, # noqa: ARG001 ) -> DataFrame[Any]: """Instantiate DataFrame from dictionary. Indexes (if present, for pandas-like backends) are aligned following the [left-hand-rule](../concepts/pandas_index.md/). Notes: For pandas-like dataframes, conversion to schema is applied after dataframe creation. Arguments: data: Dictionary to create DataFrame from. schema: The DataFrame schema as Schema or dict of {name: type}. If not specified, the schema will be inferred by the native library. backend: specifies which eager backend instantiate to. Only necessary if inputs are not Narwhals Series. `backend` can be specified in various ways - As `Implementation.` with `BACKEND` being `PANDAS`, `PYARROW`, `POLARS`, `MODIN` or `CUDF`. - As a string: `"pandas"`, `"pyarrow"`, `"polars"`, `"modin"` or `"cudf"`. - Directly as a module `pandas`, `pyarrow`, `polars`, `modin` or `cudf`. native_namespace: The native library to use for DataFrame creation. *Deprecated* (v1.26.0) Please use `backend` instead. Note that `native_namespace` is still available (and won't emit a deprecation warning) if you use `narwhals.stable.v1`, see [perfect backwards compatibility policy](../backcompat.md/). Returns: A new DataFrame. Examples: >>> import pandas as pd >>> import narwhals as nw >>> data = {"c": [5, 2], "d": [1, 4]} >>> nw.from_dict(data, backend="pandas") ┌──────────────────┐ |Narwhals DataFrame| |------------------| | c d | | 0 5 1 | | 1 2 4 | └──────────────────┘ """ if not data: msg = "from_dict cannot be called with empty dictionary" raise ValueError(msg) if backend is None: data, backend = _from_dict_no_backend(data) implementation = Implementation.from_backend(backend) if is_eager_allowed(implementation): ns = Version.MAIN.namespace.from_backend(implementation).compliant return ns._dataframe.from_dict(data, schema=schema, context=ns).to_narwhals() elif implementation is Implementation.UNKNOWN: # pragma: no cover _native_namespace = implementation.to_native_namespace() try: # implementation is UNKNOWN, Narwhals extension using this feature should # implement `from_dict` function in the top-level namespace. native_frame: NativeFrame = _native_namespace.from_dict(data, schema=schema) except AttributeError as e: msg = "Unknown namespace is expected to implement `from_dict` function." raise AttributeError(msg) from e return from_native(native_frame, eager_only=True) msg = ( f"{implementation} support in Narwhals is lazy-only, but `from_dict` is an eager-only function.\n\n" "Hint: you may want to use an eager backend and then call `.lazy`, e.g.:\n\n" f" nw.from_dict({{'a': [1, 2]}}, backend='pyarrow').lazy('{implementation}')" ) raise ValueError(msg) def _from_dict_no_backend( data: Mapping[str, Series[Any] | Any], / ) -> tuple[dict[str, Series[Any] | Any], ModuleType]: for val in data.values(): if is_narwhals_series(val): native_namespace = val.__native_namespace__() break else: msg = "Calling `from_dict` without `backend` is only supported if all input values are already Narwhals Series" raise TypeError(msg) data = {key: to_native(value, pass_through=True) for key, value in data.items()} return data, native_namespace @deprecate_native_namespace(warn_version="1.31.0", required=True) def from_numpy( data: _2DArray, schema: Mapping[str, DType] | Schema | Sequence[str] | None = None, *, backend: ModuleType | Implementation | str | None = None, native_namespace: ModuleType | None = None, # noqa: ARG001 ) -> DataFrame[Any]: """Construct a DataFrame from a NumPy ndarray. Notes: Only row orientation is currently supported. For pandas-like dataframes, conversion to schema is applied after dataframe creation. Arguments: data: Two-dimensional data represented as a NumPy ndarray. schema: The DataFrame schema as Schema, dict of {name: type}, or a sequence of str. backend: specifies which eager backend instantiate to. `backend` can be specified in various ways - As `Implementation.` with `BACKEND` being `PANDAS`, `PYARROW`, `POLARS`, `MODIN` or `CUDF`. - As a string: `"pandas"`, `"pyarrow"`, `"polars"`, `"modin"` or `"cudf"`. - Directly as a module `pandas`, `pyarrow`, `polars`, `modin` or `cudf`. native_namespace: The native library to use for DataFrame creation. *Deprecated* (v1.31.0) Please use `backend` instead. Note that `native_namespace` is still available (and won't emit a deprecation warning) if you use `narwhals.stable.v1`, see [perfect backwards compatibility policy](../backcompat.md/). Returns: A new DataFrame. Examples: >>> import numpy as np >>> import pyarrow as pa >>> import narwhals as nw >>> >>> arr = np.array([[5, 2, 1], [1, 4, 3]]) >>> schema = {"c": nw.Int16(), "d": nw.Float32(), "e": nw.Int8()} >>> nw.from_numpy(arr, schema=schema, backend="pyarrow") ┌──────────────────┐ |Narwhals DataFrame| |------------------| | pyarrow.Table | | c: int16 | | d: float | | e: int8 | | ---- | | c: [[5,1]] | | d: [[2,4]] | | e: [[1,3]] | └──────────────────┘ """ backend = cast("ModuleType | Implementation | str", backend) if not is_numpy_array_2d(data): msg = "`from_numpy` only accepts 2D numpy arrays" raise ValueError(msg) if not _is_into_schema(schema): msg = ( "`schema` is expected to be one of the following types: " "Mapping[str, DType] | Schema | Sequence[str]. " f"Got {type(schema)}." ) raise TypeError(msg) implementation = Implementation.from_backend(backend) if is_eager_allowed(implementation): ns = Version.MAIN.namespace.from_backend(implementation).compliant return ns.from_numpy(data, schema).to_narwhals() elif implementation is Implementation.UNKNOWN: # pragma: no cover _native_namespace = implementation.to_native_namespace() try: # implementation is UNKNOWN, Narwhals extension using this feature should # implement `from_numpy` function in the top-level namespace. native_frame: NativeFrame = _native_namespace.from_numpy(data, schema=schema) except AttributeError as e: msg = "Unknown namespace is expected to implement `from_numpy` function." raise AttributeError(msg) from e return from_native(native_frame, eager_only=True) msg = ( f"{implementation} support in Narwhals is lazy-only, but `from_numpy` is an eager-only function.\n\n" "Hint: you may want to use an eager backend and then call `.lazy`, e.g.:\n\n" f" nw.from_numpy(arr, backend='pyarrow').lazy('{implementation}')" ) raise ValueError(msg) def _is_into_schema(obj: Any) -> TypeIs[_IntoSchema]: from narwhals.schema import Schema return ( obj is None or isinstance(obj, (Mapping, Schema)) or is_sequence_but_not_str(obj) ) @deprecate_native_namespace(warn_version="1.31.0", required=True) def from_arrow( native_frame: IntoArrowTable, *, backend: ModuleType | Implementation | str | None = None, native_namespace: ModuleType | None = None, # noqa: ARG001 ) -> DataFrame[Any]: # pragma: no cover """Construct a DataFrame from an object which supports the PyCapsule Interface. Arguments: native_frame: Object which implements `__arrow_c_stream__`. backend: specifies which eager backend instantiate to. `backend` can be specified in various ways - As `Implementation.` with `BACKEND` being `PANDAS`, `PYARROW`, `POLARS`, `MODIN` or `CUDF`. - As a string: `"pandas"`, `"pyarrow"`, `"polars"`, `"modin"` or `"cudf"`. - Directly as a module `pandas`, `pyarrow`, `polars`, `modin` or `cudf`. native_namespace: The native library to use for DataFrame creation. *Deprecated* (v1.31.0) Please use `backend` instead. Note that `native_namespace` is still available (and won't emit a deprecation warning) if you use `narwhals.stable.v1`, see [perfect backwards compatibility policy](../backcompat.md/). Returns: A new DataFrame. Examples: >>> import pandas as pd >>> import polars as pl >>> import narwhals as nw >>> >>> df_native = pd.DataFrame({"a": [1, 2], "b": [4.2, 5.1]}) >>> nw.from_arrow(df_native, backend="polars") ┌──────────────────┐ |Narwhals DataFrame| |------------------| | shape: (2, 2) | | ┌─────┬─────┐ | | │ a ┆ b │ | | │ --- ┆ --- │ | | │ i64 ┆ f64 │ | | ╞═════╪═════╡ | | │ 1 ┆ 4.2 │ | | │ 2 ┆ 5.1 │ | | └─────┴─────┘ | └──────────────────┘ """ backend = cast("ModuleType | Implementation | str", backend) if not (supports_arrow_c_stream(native_frame) or is_pyarrow_table(native_frame)): msg = f"Given object of type {type(native_frame)} does not support PyCapsule interface" raise TypeError(msg) implementation = Implementation.from_backend(backend) if is_eager_allowed(implementation): ns = Version.MAIN.namespace.from_backend(implementation).compliant return ns._dataframe.from_arrow(native_frame, context=ns).to_narwhals() elif implementation is Implementation.UNKNOWN: # pragma: no cover _native_namespace = implementation.to_native_namespace() try: # implementation is UNKNOWN, Narwhals extension using this feature should # implement PyCapsule support native: NativeFrame = _native_namespace.DataFrame(native_frame) except AttributeError as e: msg = "Unknown namespace is expected to implement `DataFrame` class which accepts object which supports PyCapsule Interface." raise AttributeError(msg) from e return from_native(native, eager_only=True) msg = ( f"{implementation} support in Narwhals is lazy-only, but `from_arrow` is an eager-only function.\n\n" "Hint: you may want to use an eager backend and then call `.lazy`, e.g.:\n\n" f" nw.from_arrow(df, backend='pyarrow').lazy('{implementation}')" ) raise ValueError(msg) def _get_sys_info() -> dict[str, str]: """System information. Returns system and Python version information Copied from sklearn Returns: Dictionary with system info. """ python = sys.version.replace("\n", " ") blob = ( ("python", python), ("executable", sys.executable), ("machine", platform.platform()), ) return dict(blob) def _get_deps_info() -> dict[str, str]: """Overview of the installed version of main dependencies. This function does not import the modules to collect the version numbers but instead relies on standard Python package metadata. Returns version information on relevant Python libraries This function and show_versions were copied from sklearn and adapted Returns: Mapping from dependency to version. """ from importlib.metadata import PackageNotFoundError, version from narwhals import __version__ deps = ("pandas", "polars", "cudf", "modin", "pyarrow", "numpy") deps_info = {"narwhals": __version__} for modname in deps: try: deps_info[modname] = version(modname) except PackageNotFoundError: # noqa: PERF203 deps_info[modname] = "" return deps_info def show_versions() -> None: """Print useful debugging information. Examples: >>> from narwhals import show_versions >>> show_versions() # doctest: +SKIP """ sys_info = _get_sys_info() deps_info = _get_deps_info() print("\nSystem:") # noqa: T201 for k, stat in sys_info.items(): print(f"{k:>10}: {stat}") # noqa: T201 print("\nPython dependencies:") # noqa: T201 for k, stat in deps_info.items(): print(f"{k:>13}: {stat}") # noqa: T201 def get_level( obj: DataFrame[Any] | LazyFrame[Any] | Series[IntoSeriesT], ) -> Literal["full", "lazy", "interchange"]: """Level of support Narwhals has for current object. Arguments: obj: Dataframe or Series. Returns: This can be one of - 'full': full Narwhals API support - 'lazy': only lazy operations are supported. This excludes anything which involves iterating over rows in Python. - 'interchange': only metadata operations are supported (`df.schema`) """ return obj._level @deprecate_native_namespace(warn_version="1.27.2", required=True) def read_csv( source: str, *, backend: ModuleType | Implementation | str | None = None, native_namespace: ModuleType | None = None, **kwargs: Any, ) -> DataFrame[Any]: """Read a CSV file into a DataFrame. Arguments: source: Path to a file. backend: The eager backend for DataFrame creation. `backend` can be specified in various ways - As `Implementation.` with `BACKEND` being `PANDAS`, `PYARROW`, `POLARS`, `MODIN` or `CUDF`. - As a string: `"pandas"`, `"pyarrow"`, `"polars"`, `"modin"` or `"cudf"`. - Directly as a module `pandas`, `pyarrow`, `polars`, `modin` or `cudf`. native_namespace: The native library to use for DataFrame creation. *Deprecated* (v1.27.2) Please use `backend` instead. Note that `native_namespace` is still available (and won't emit a deprecation warning) if you use `narwhals.stable.v1`, see [perfect backwards compatibility policy](../backcompat.md/). kwargs: Extra keyword arguments which are passed to the native CSV reader. For example, you could use `nw.read_csv('file.csv', backend='pandas', engine='pyarrow')`. Returns: DataFrame. Examples: >>> import narwhals as nw >>> nw.read_csv("file.csv", backend="pandas") # doctest:+SKIP ┌──────────────────┐ |Narwhals DataFrame| |------------------| | a b | | 0 1 4 | | 1 2 5 | └──────────────────┘ """ backend = cast("ModuleType | Implementation | str", backend) eager_backend = Implementation.from_backend(backend) native_namespace = eager_backend.to_native_namespace() native_frame: NativeFrame if eager_backend in { Implementation.POLARS, Implementation.PANDAS, Implementation.MODIN, Implementation.CUDF, }: native_frame = native_namespace.read_csv(source, **kwargs) elif eager_backend is Implementation.PYARROW: from pyarrow import csv # ignore-banned-import native_frame = csv.read_csv(source, **kwargs) else: # pragma: no cover try: # implementation is UNKNOWN, Narwhals extension using this feature should # implement `read_csv` function in the top-level namespace. native_frame = native_namespace.read_csv(source=source, **kwargs) except AttributeError as e: msg = "Unknown namespace is expected to implement `read_csv` function." raise AttributeError(msg) from e return from_native(native_frame, eager_only=True) @deprecate_native_namespace(warn_version="1.31.0", required=True) def scan_csv( source: str, *, backend: ModuleType | Implementation | str | None = None, native_namespace: ModuleType | None = None, **kwargs: Any, ) -> LazyFrame[Any]: """Lazily read from a CSV file. For the libraries that do not support lazy dataframes, the function reads a csv file eagerly and then converts the resulting dataframe to a lazyframe. Arguments: source: Path to a file. backend: The eager backend for DataFrame creation. `backend` can be specified in various ways - As `Implementation.` with `BACKEND` being `PANDAS`, `PYARROW`, `POLARS`, `MODIN` or `CUDF`. - As a string: `"pandas"`, `"pyarrow"`, `"polars"`, `"modin"` or `"cudf"`. - Directly as a module `pandas`, `pyarrow`, `polars`, `modin` or `cudf`. native_namespace: The native library to use for DataFrame creation. *Deprecated* (v1.31.0) Please use `backend` instead. Note that `native_namespace` is still available (and won't emit a deprecation warning) if you use `narwhals.stable.v1`, see [perfect backwards compatibility policy](../backcompat.md/). kwargs: Extra keyword arguments which are passed to the native CSV reader. For example, you could use `nw.scan_csv('file.csv', backend=pd, engine='pyarrow')`. Returns: LazyFrame. Examples: >>> import duckdb >>> import narwhals as nw >>> >>> nw.scan_csv("file.csv", backend="duckdb").to_native() # doctest:+SKIP ┌─────────┬───────┐ │ a │ b │ │ varchar │ int32 │ ├─────────┼───────┤ │ x │ 1 │ │ y │ 2 │ │ z │ 3 │ └─────────┴───────┘ """ backend = cast("ModuleType | Implementation | str", backend) implementation = Implementation.from_backend(backend) native_namespace = implementation.to_native_namespace() native_frame: NativeFrame | NativeLazyFrame if implementation is Implementation.POLARS: native_frame = native_namespace.scan_csv(source, **kwargs) elif implementation in { Implementation.PANDAS, Implementation.MODIN, Implementation.CUDF, Implementation.DASK, Implementation.DUCKDB, Implementation.IBIS, }: native_frame = native_namespace.read_csv(source, **kwargs) elif implementation is Implementation.PYARROW: from pyarrow import csv # ignore-banned-import native_frame = csv.read_csv(source, **kwargs) elif implementation.is_spark_like(): if (session := kwargs.pop("session", None)) is None: msg = "Spark like backends require a session object to be passed in `kwargs`." raise ValueError(msg) csv_reader = session.read.format("csv") native_frame = ( csv_reader.load(source) if ( implementation is Implementation.SQLFRAME and parse_version(version("sqlframe")) < (3, 27, 0) ) else csv_reader.options(**kwargs).load(source) ) else: # pragma: no cover try: # implementation is UNKNOWN, Narwhals extension using this feature should # implement `scan_csv` function in the top-level namespace. native_frame = native_namespace.scan_csv(source=source, **kwargs) except AttributeError as e: msg = "Unknown namespace is expected to implement `scan_csv` function." raise AttributeError(msg) from e return from_native(native_frame).lazy() @deprecate_native_namespace(warn_version="1.31.0", required=True) def read_parquet( source: str, *, backend: ModuleType | Implementation | str | None = None, native_namespace: ModuleType | None = None, **kwargs: Any, ) -> DataFrame[Any]: """Read into a DataFrame from a parquet file. Arguments: source: Path to a file. backend: The eager backend for DataFrame creation. `backend` can be specified in various ways - As `Implementation.` with `BACKEND` being `PANDAS`, `PYARROW`, `POLARS`, `MODIN` or `CUDF`. - As a string: `"pandas"`, `"pyarrow"`, `"polars"`, `"modin"` or `"cudf"`. - Directly as a module `pandas`, `pyarrow`, `polars`, `modin` or `cudf`. native_namespace: The native library to use for DataFrame creation. *Deprecated* (v1.31.0) Please use `backend` instead. Note that `native_namespace` is still available (and won't emit a deprecation warning) if you use `narwhals.stable.v1`, see [perfect backwards compatibility policy](../backcompat.md/). kwargs: Extra keyword arguments which are passed to the native parquet reader. For example, you could use `nw.read_parquet('file.parquet', backend=pd, engine='pyarrow')`. Returns: DataFrame. Examples: >>> import pyarrow as pa >>> import narwhals as nw >>> >>> nw.read_parquet("file.parquet", backend="pyarrow") # doctest:+SKIP ┌──────────────────┐ |Narwhals DataFrame| |------------------| |pyarrow.Table | |a: int64 | |c: double | |---- | |a: [[1,2]] | |c: [[0.2,0.1]] | └──────────────────┘ """ backend = cast("ModuleType | Implementation | str", backend) implementation = Implementation.from_backend(backend) native_namespace = implementation.to_native_namespace() native_frame: NativeFrame if implementation in { Implementation.POLARS, Implementation.PANDAS, Implementation.MODIN, Implementation.CUDF, Implementation.DUCKDB, Implementation.IBIS, }: native_frame = native_namespace.read_parquet(source, **kwargs) elif implementation is Implementation.PYARROW: import pyarrow.parquet as pq # ignore-banned-import native_frame = pq.read_table(source, **kwargs) else: # pragma: no cover try: # implementation is UNKNOWN, Narwhals extension using this feature should # implement `read_parquet` function in the top-level namespace. native_frame = native_namespace.read_parquet(source=source, **kwargs) except AttributeError as e: msg = "Unknown namespace is expected to implement `read_parquet` function." raise AttributeError(msg) from e return from_native(native_frame, eager_only=True) @deprecate_native_namespace(warn_version="1.31.0", required=True) def scan_parquet( source: str, *, backend: ModuleType | Implementation | str | None = None, native_namespace: ModuleType | None = None, **kwargs: Any, ) -> LazyFrame[Any]: """Lazily read from a parquet file. For the libraries that do not support lazy dataframes, the function reads a parquet file eagerly and then converts the resulting dataframe to a lazyframe. Note: Spark like backends require a session object to be passed in `kwargs`. For instance: ```py import narwhals as nw from sqlframe.duckdb import DuckDBSession nw.scan_parquet(source, backend="sqlframe", session=DuckDBSession()) ``` Arguments: source: Path to a file. backend: The eager backend for DataFrame creation. `backend` can be specified in various ways - As `Implementation.` with `BACKEND` being `PANDAS`, `PYARROW`, `POLARS`, `MODIN`, `CUDF`, `PYSPARK` or `SQLFRAME`. - As a string: `"pandas"`, `"pyarrow"`, `"polars"`, `"modin"`, `"cudf"`, `"pyspark"` or `"sqlframe"`. - Directly as a module `pandas`, `pyarrow`, `polars`, `modin`, `cudf`, `pyspark.sql` or `sqlframe`. native_namespace: The native library to use for DataFrame creation. *Deprecated* (v1.31.0) Please use `backend` instead. Note that `native_namespace` is still available (and won't emit a deprecation warning) if you use `narwhals.stable.v1`, see [perfect backwards compatibility policy](../backcompat.md/). kwargs: Extra keyword arguments which are passed to the native parquet reader. For example, you could use `nw.scan_parquet('file.parquet', backend=pd, engine='pyarrow')`. Returns: LazyFrame. Examples: >>> import dask.dataframe as dd >>> from sqlframe.duckdb import DuckDBSession >>> import narwhals as nw >>> >>> nw.scan_parquet("file.parquet", backend="dask").collect() # doctest:+SKIP ┌──────────────────┐ |Narwhals DataFrame| |------------------| | a b | | 0 1 4 | | 1 2 5 | └──────────────────┘ >>> nw.scan_parquet( ... "file.parquet", backend="sqlframe", session=DuckDBSession() ... ).collect() # doctest:+SKIP ┌──────────────────┐ |Narwhals DataFrame| |------------------| | pyarrow.Table | | a: int64 | | b: int64 | | ---- | | a: [[1,2]] | | b: [[4,5]] | └──────────────────┘ """ backend = cast("ModuleType | Implementation | str", backend) implementation = Implementation.from_backend(backend) native_namespace = implementation.to_native_namespace() native_frame: NativeFrame | NativeLazyFrame if implementation is Implementation.POLARS: native_frame = native_namespace.scan_parquet(source, **kwargs) elif implementation in { Implementation.PANDAS, Implementation.MODIN, Implementation.CUDF, Implementation.DASK, Implementation.DUCKDB, Implementation.IBIS, }: native_frame = native_namespace.read_parquet(source, **kwargs) elif implementation is Implementation.PYARROW: import pyarrow.parquet as pq # ignore-banned-import native_frame = pq.read_table(source, **kwargs) elif implementation.is_spark_like(): if (session := kwargs.pop("session", None)) is None: msg = "Spark like backends require a session object to be passed in `kwargs`." raise ValueError(msg) pq_reader = session.read.format("parquet") native_frame = ( pq_reader.load(source) if ( implementation is Implementation.SQLFRAME and parse_version(version("sqlframe")) < (3, 27, 0) ) else pq_reader.options(**kwargs).load(source) ) else: # pragma: no cover try: # implementation is UNKNOWN, Narwhals extension using this feature should # implement `scan_parquet` function in the top-level namespace. native_frame = native_namespace.scan_parquet(source=source, **kwargs) except AttributeError as e: msg = "Unknown namespace is expected to implement `scan_parquet` function." raise AttributeError(msg) from e return from_native(native_frame).lazy() def col(*names: str | Iterable[str]) -> Expr: """Creates an expression that references one or more columns by their name(s). Arguments: names: Name(s) of the columns to use. Returns: A new expression. Examples: >>> import polars as pl >>> import narwhals as nw >>> >>> df_native = pl.DataFrame({"a": [1, 2], "b": [3, 4], "c": ["x", "z"]}) >>> nw.from_native(df_native).select(nw.col("a", "b") * nw.col("b")) ┌──────────────────┐ |Narwhals DataFrame| |------------------| | shape: (2, 2) | | ┌─────┬─────┐ | | │ a ┆ b │ | | │ --- ┆ --- │ | | │ i64 ┆ i64 │ | | ╞═════╪═════╡ | | │ 3 ┆ 9 │ | | │ 8 ┆ 16 │ | | └─────┴─────┘ | └──────────────────┘ """ flat_names = flatten(names) def func(plx: Any) -> Any: return plx.col(*flat_names) return Expr( func, ExprMetadata.selector_single() if len(flat_names) == 1 else ExprMetadata.selector_multi_named(), ) def exclude(*names: str | Iterable[str]) -> Expr: """Creates an expression that excludes columns by their name(s). Arguments: names: Name(s) of the columns to exclude. Returns: A new expression. Examples: >>> import polars as pl >>> import narwhals as nw >>> >>> df_native = pl.DataFrame({"a": [1, 2], "b": [3, 4], "c": ["x", "z"]}) >>> nw.from_native(df_native).select(nw.exclude("c", "a")) ┌──────────────────┐ |Narwhals DataFrame| |------------------| | shape: (2, 1) | | ┌─────┐ | | │ b │ | | │ --- │ | | │ i64 │ | | ╞═════╡ | | │ 3 │ | | │ 4 │ | | └─────┘ | └──────────────────┘ """ exclude_names = frozenset(flatten(names)) def func(plx: Any) -> Any: return plx.exclude(exclude_names) return Expr(func, ExprMetadata.selector_multi_unnamed()) def nth(*indices: int | Sequence[int]) -> Expr: """Creates an expression that references one or more columns by their index(es). Notes: `nth` is not supported for Polars version<1.0.0. Please use [`narwhals.col`][] instead. Arguments: indices: One or more indices representing the columns to retrieve. Returns: A new expression. Examples: >>> import pyarrow as pa >>> import narwhals as nw >>> >>> df_native = pa.table({"a": [1, 2], "b": [3, 4], "c": [0.123, 3.14]}) >>> nw.from_native(df_native).select(nw.nth(0, 2) * 2) ┌──────────────────┐ |Narwhals DataFrame| |------------------| |pyarrow.Table | |a: int64 | |c: double | |---- | |a: [[2,4]] | |c: [[0.246,6.28]] | └──────────────────┘ """ flat_indices = flatten(indices) def func(plx: Any) -> Any: return plx.nth(*flat_indices) return Expr( func, ExprMetadata.selector_single() if len(flat_indices) == 1 else ExprMetadata.selector_multi_unnamed(), ) # Add underscore so it doesn't conflict with builtin `all` def all_() -> Expr: """Instantiate an expression representing all columns. Returns: A new expression. Examples: >>> import pandas as pd >>> import narwhals as nw >>> >>> df_native = pd.DataFrame({"a": [1, 2], "b": [3.14, 0.123]}) >>> nw.from_native(df_native).select(nw.all() * 2) ┌──────────────────┐ |Narwhals DataFrame| |------------------| | a b | | 0 2 6.280 | | 1 4 0.246 | └──────────────────┘ """ return Expr(lambda plx: plx.all(), ExprMetadata.selector_multi_unnamed()) # Add underscore so it doesn't conflict with builtin `len` def len_() -> Expr: """Return the number of rows. Returns: A new expression. Examples: >>> import polars as pl >>> import narwhals as nw >>> >>> df_native = pl.DataFrame({"a": [1, 2], "b": [5, None]}) >>> nw.from_native(df_native).select(nw.len()) ┌──────────────────┐ |Narwhals DataFrame| |------------------| | shape: (1, 1) | | ┌─────┐ | | │ len │ | | │ --- │ | | │ u32 │ | | ╞═════╡ | | │ 2 │ | | └─────┘ | └──────────────────┘ """ def func(plx: Any) -> Any: return plx.len() return Expr(func, ExprMetadata.aggregation()) def sum(*columns: str) -> Expr: """Sum all values. Note: Syntactic sugar for ``nw.col(columns).sum()`` Arguments: columns: Name(s) of the columns to use in the aggregation function Returns: A new expression. Examples: >>> import pandas as pd >>> import narwhals as nw >>> >>> df_native = pd.DataFrame({"a": [1, 2], "b": [-1.4, 6.2]}) >>> nw.from_native(df_native).select(nw.sum("a", "b")) ┌──────────────────┐ |Narwhals DataFrame| |------------------| | a b | | 0 3 4.8 | └──────────────────┘ """ return col(*columns).sum() def mean(*columns: str) -> Expr: """Get the mean value. Note: Syntactic sugar for ``nw.col(columns).mean()`` Arguments: columns: Name(s) of the columns to use in the aggregation function Returns: A new expression. Examples: >>> import pyarrow as pa >>> import narwhals as nw >>> >>> df_native = pa.table({"a": [1, 8, 3], "b": [3.14, 6.28, 42.1]}) >>> nw.from_native(df_native).select(nw.mean("a", "b")) ┌─────────────────────────┐ | Narwhals DataFrame | |-------------------------| |pyarrow.Table | |a: double | |b: double | |---- | |a: [[4]] | |b: [[17.173333333333336]]| └─────────────────────────┘ """ return col(*columns).mean() def median(*columns: str) -> Expr: """Get the median value. Notes: - Syntactic sugar for ``nw.col(columns).median()`` - Results might slightly differ across backends due to differences in the underlying algorithms used to compute the median. Arguments: columns: Name(s) of the columns to use in the aggregation function Returns: A new expression. Examples: >>> import polars as pl >>> import narwhals as nw >>> >>> df_native = pl.DataFrame({"a": [4, 5, 2]}) >>> nw.from_native(df_native).select(nw.median("a")) ┌──────────────────┐ |Narwhals DataFrame| |------------------| | shape: (1, 1) | | ┌─────┐ | | │ a │ | | │ --- │ | | │ f64 │ | | ╞═════╡ | | │ 4.0 │ | | └─────┘ | └──────────────────┘ """ return col(*columns).median() def min(*columns: str) -> Expr: """Return the minimum value. Note: Syntactic sugar for ``nw.col(columns).min()``. Arguments: columns: Name(s) of the columns to use in the aggregation function. Returns: A new expression. Examples: >>> import pyarrow as pa >>> import narwhals as nw >>> >>> df_native = pa.table({"a": [1, 2], "b": [5, 10]}) >>> nw.from_native(df_native).select(nw.min("a", "b")) ┌──────────────────┐ |Narwhals DataFrame| |------------------| | pyarrow.Table | | a: int64 | | b: int64 | | ---- | | a: [[1]] | | b: [[5]] | └──────────────────┘ """ return col(*columns).min() def max(*columns: str) -> Expr: """Return the maximum value. Note: Syntactic sugar for ``nw.col(columns).max()``. Arguments: columns: Name(s) of the columns to use in the aggregation function. Returns: A new expression. Examples: >>> import pandas as pd >>> import narwhals as nw >>> >>> df_native = pd.DataFrame({"a": [1, 2], "b": [5, 10]}) >>> nw.from_native(df_native).select(nw.max("a", "b")) ┌──────────────────┐ |Narwhals DataFrame| |------------------| | a b | | 0 2 10 | └──────────────────┘ """ return col(*columns).max() def sum_horizontal(*exprs: IntoExpr | Iterable[IntoExpr]) -> Expr: """Sum all values horizontally across columns. Warning: Unlike Polars, we support horizontal sum over numeric columns only. Arguments: exprs: Name(s) of the columns to use in the aggregation function. Accepts expression input. Returns: A new expression. Examples: >>> import polars as pl >>> import narwhals as nw >>> >>> df_native = pl.DataFrame({"a": [1, 2, 3], "b": [5, 10, None]}) >>> nw.from_native(df_native).with_columns(sum=nw.sum_horizontal("a", "b")) ┌────────────────────┐ | Narwhals DataFrame | |--------------------| |shape: (3, 3) | |┌─────┬──────┬─────┐| |│ a ┆ b ┆ sum │| |│ --- ┆ --- ┆ --- │| |│ i64 ┆ i64 ┆ i64 │| |╞═════╪══════╪═════╡| |│ 1 ┆ 5 ┆ 6 │| |│ 2 ┆ 10 ┆ 12 │| |│ 3 ┆ null ┆ 3 │| |└─────┴──────┴─────┘| └────────────────────┘ """ if not exprs: msg = "At least one expression must be passed to `sum_horizontal`" raise ValueError(msg) flat_exprs = flatten(exprs) return Expr( lambda plx: apply_n_ary_operation( plx, plx.sum_horizontal, *flat_exprs, str_as_lit=False ), ExprMetadata.from_horizontal_op(*flat_exprs), ) def min_horizontal(*exprs: IntoExpr | Iterable[IntoExpr]) -> Expr: """Get the minimum value horizontally across columns. Notes: We support `min_horizontal` over numeric columns only. Arguments: exprs: Name(s) of the columns to use in the aggregation function. Accepts expression input. Returns: A new expression. Examples: >>> import pyarrow as pa >>> import narwhals as nw >>> >>> df_native = pa.table({"a": [1, 8, 3], "b": [4, 5, None]}) >>> nw.from_native(df_native).with_columns(h_min=nw.min_horizontal("a", "b")) ┌──────────────────┐ |Narwhals DataFrame| |------------------| | pyarrow.Table | | a: int64 | | b: int64 | | h_min: int64 | | ---- | | a: [[1,8,3]] | | b: [[4,5,null]] | | h_min: [[1,5,3]] | └──────────────────┘ """ if not exprs: msg = "At least one expression must be passed to `min_horizontal`" raise ValueError(msg) flat_exprs = flatten(exprs) return Expr( lambda plx: apply_n_ary_operation( plx, plx.min_horizontal, *flat_exprs, str_as_lit=False ), ExprMetadata.from_horizontal_op(*flat_exprs), ) def max_horizontal(*exprs: IntoExpr | Iterable[IntoExpr]) -> Expr: """Get the maximum value horizontally across columns. Notes: We support `max_horizontal` over numeric columns only. Arguments: exprs: Name(s) of the columns to use in the aggregation function. Accepts expression input. Returns: A new expression. Examples: >>> import polars as pl >>> import narwhals as nw >>> >>> df_native = pl.DataFrame({"a": [1, 8, 3], "b": [4, 5, None]}) >>> nw.from_native(df_native).with_columns(h_max=nw.max_horizontal("a", "b")) ┌──────────────────────┐ | Narwhals DataFrame | |----------------------| |shape: (3, 3) | |┌─────┬──────┬───────┐| |│ a ┆ b ┆ h_max │| |│ --- ┆ --- ┆ --- │| |│ i64 ┆ i64 ┆ i64 │| |╞═════╪══════╪═══════╡| |│ 1 ┆ 4 ┆ 4 │| |│ 8 ┆ 5 ┆ 8 │| |│ 3 ┆ null ┆ 3 │| |└─────┴──────┴───────┘| └──────────────────────┘ """ if not exprs: msg = "At least one expression must be passed to `max_horizontal`" raise ValueError(msg) flat_exprs = flatten(exprs) return Expr( lambda plx: apply_n_ary_operation( plx, plx.max_horizontal, *flat_exprs, str_as_lit=False ), ExprMetadata.from_horizontal_op(*flat_exprs), ) class When: def __init__(self, *predicates: IntoExpr | Iterable[IntoExpr]) -> None: self._predicate = all_horizontal(*flatten(predicates)) def then(self, value: IntoExpr | NonNestedLiteral | _1DArray) -> Then: kind = ExprKind.from_into_expr(value, str_as_lit=False) if self._predicate._metadata.is_scalar_like and not kind.is_scalar_like: msg = ( "If you pass a scalar-like predicate to `nw.when`, then " "the `then` value must also be scalar-like." ) raise ShapeError(msg) return Then( lambda plx: apply_n_ary_operation( plx, lambda *args: plx.when(args[0]).then(args[1]), self._predicate, value, str_as_lit=False, ), combine_metadata( self._predicate, value, str_as_lit=False, allow_multi_output=False, to_single_output=False, ), ) class Then(Expr): def otherwise(self, value: IntoExpr | NonNestedLiteral | _1DArray) -> Expr: kind = ExprKind.from_into_expr(value, str_as_lit=False) if self._metadata.is_scalar_like and not is_scalar_like(kind): msg = ( "If you pass a scalar-like predicate to `nw.when`, then " "the `otherwise` value must also be scalar-like." ) raise ShapeError(msg) def func(plx: CompliantNamespace[Any, Any]) -> CompliantExpr[Any, Any]: compliant_expr = self._to_compliant_expr(plx) compliant_value = extract_compliant(plx, value, str_as_lit=False) if ( not self._metadata.is_scalar_like and is_scalar_like(kind) and is_compliant_expr(compliant_value) ): compliant_value = compliant_value.broadcast(kind) return compliant_expr.otherwise(compliant_value) # type: ignore[attr-defined, no-any-return] return Expr( func, combine_metadata( self, value, str_as_lit=False, allow_multi_output=False, to_single_output=False, ), ) def when(*predicates: IntoExpr | Iterable[IntoExpr]) -> When: """Start a `when-then-otherwise` expression. Expression similar to an `if-else` statement in Python. Always initiated by a `pl.when().then()`, and optionally followed by a `.otherwise()` can be appended at the end. If not appended, and the condition is not `True`, `None` will be returned. Info: Chaining multiple `.when().then()` statements is currently not supported. See [Narwhals#668](https://github.com/narwhals-dev/narwhals/issues/668). Arguments: predicates: Condition(s) that must be met in order to apply the subsequent statement. Accepts one or more boolean expressions, which are implicitly combined with `&`. String input is parsed as a column name. Returns: A "when" object, which `.then` can be called on. Examples: >>> import pandas as pd >>> import narwhals as nw >>> >>> data = {"a": [1, 2, 3], "b": [5, 10, 15]} >>> df_native = pd.DataFrame(data) >>> nw.from_native(df_native).with_columns( ... nw.when(nw.col("a") < 3).then(5).otherwise(6).alias("a_when") ... ) ┌──────────────────┐ |Narwhals DataFrame| |------------------| | a b a_when | | 0 1 5 5 | | 1 2 10 5 | | 2 3 15 6 | └──────────────────┘ """ return When(*predicates) def all_horizontal(*exprs: IntoExpr | Iterable[IntoExpr]) -> Expr: r"""Compute the bitwise AND horizontally across columns. Arguments: exprs: Name(s) of the columns to use in the aggregation function. Accepts expression input. Returns: A new expression. Examples: >>> import pyarrow as pa >>> import narwhals as nw >>> >>> data = { ... "a": [False, False, True, True, False, None], ... "b": [False, True, True, None, None, None], ... } >>> df_native = pa.table(data) >>> nw.from_native(df_native).select("a", "b", all=nw.all_horizontal("a", "b")) ┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐ | Narwhals DataFrame | |-----------------------------------------| |pyarrow.Table | |a: bool | |b: bool | |all: bool | |---- | |a: [[false,false,true,true,false,null]] | |b: [[false,true,true,null,null,null]] | |all: [[false,false,true,null,false,null]]| └─────────────────────────────────────────┘ """ if not exprs: msg = "At least one expression must be passed to `all_horizontal`" raise ValueError(msg) flat_exprs = flatten(exprs) return Expr( lambda plx: apply_n_ary_operation( plx, plx.all_horizontal, *flat_exprs, str_as_lit=False ), ExprMetadata.from_horizontal_op(*flat_exprs), ) def lit(value: NonNestedLiteral, dtype: IntoDType | None = None) -> Expr: """Return an expression representing a literal value. Arguments: value: The value to use as literal. dtype: The data type of the literal value. If not provided, the data type will be inferred by the native library. Returns: A new expression. Examples: >>> import pandas as pd >>> import narwhals as nw >>> >>> df_native = pd.DataFrame({"a": [1, 2]}) >>> nw.from_native(df_native).with_columns(nw.lit(3)) ┌──────────────────┐ |Narwhals DataFrame| |------------------| | a literal | | 0 1 3 | | 1 2 3 | └──────────────────┘ """ if is_numpy_array(value): msg = ( "numpy arrays are not supported as literal values. " "Consider using `with_columns` to create a new column from the array." ) raise ValueError(msg) if isinstance(value, (list, tuple)): msg = f"Nested datatypes are not supported yet. Got {value}" raise NotImplementedError(msg) return Expr(lambda plx: plx.lit(value, dtype), ExprMetadata.literal()) def any_horizontal(*exprs: IntoExpr | Iterable[IntoExpr]) -> Expr: r"""Compute the bitwise OR horizontally across columns. Arguments: exprs: Name(s) of the columns to use in the aggregation function. Accepts expression input. Returns: A new expression. Examples: >>> import polars as pl >>> import narwhals as nw >>> >>> data = { ... "a": [False, False, True, True, False, None], ... "b": [False, True, True, None, None, None], ... } >>> df_native = pl.DataFrame(data) >>> nw.from_native(df_native).select("a", "b", any=nw.any_horizontal("a", "b")) ┌─────────────────────────┐ | Narwhals DataFrame | |-------------------------| |shape: (6, 3) | |┌───────┬───────┬───────┐| |│ a ┆ b ┆ any │| |│ --- ┆ --- ┆ --- │| |│ bool ┆ bool ┆ bool │| |╞═══════╪═══════╪═══════╡| |│ false ┆ false ┆ false │| |│ false ┆ true ┆ true │| |│ true ┆ true ┆ true │| |│ true ┆ null ┆ true │| |│ false ┆ null ┆ null │| |│ null ┆ null ┆ null │| |└───────┴───────┴───────┘| └─────────────────────────┘ """ if not exprs: msg = "At least one expression must be passed to `any_horizontal`" raise ValueError(msg) flat_exprs = flatten(exprs) return Expr( lambda plx: apply_n_ary_operation( plx, plx.any_horizontal, *flat_exprs, str_as_lit=False ), ExprMetadata.from_horizontal_op(*flat_exprs), ) def mean_horizontal(*exprs: IntoExpr | Iterable[IntoExpr]) -> Expr: """Compute the mean of all values horizontally across columns. Arguments: exprs: Name(s) of the columns to use in the aggregation function. Accepts expression input. Returns: A new expression. Examples: >>> import pyarrow as pa >>> import narwhals as nw >>> >>> data = {"a": [1, 8, 3], "b": [4, 5, None], "c": ["x", "y", "z"]} >>> df_native = pa.table(data) We define a dataframe-agnostic function that computes the horizontal mean of "a" and "b" columns: >>> nw.from_native(df_native).select(nw.mean_horizontal("a", "b")) ┌──────────────────┐ |Narwhals DataFrame| |------------------| | pyarrow.Table | | a: double | | ---- | | a: [[2.5,6.5,3]] | └──────────────────┘ """ if not exprs: msg = "At least one expression must be passed to `mean_horizontal`" raise ValueError(msg) flat_exprs = flatten(exprs) return Expr( lambda plx: apply_n_ary_operation( plx, plx.mean_horizontal, *flat_exprs, str_as_lit=False ), ExprMetadata.from_horizontal_op(*flat_exprs), ) def concat_str( exprs: IntoExpr | Iterable[IntoExpr], *more_exprs: IntoExpr, separator: str = "", ignore_nulls: bool = False, ) -> Expr: r"""Horizontally concatenate columns into a single string column. Arguments: exprs: Columns to concatenate into a single string column. Accepts expression input. Strings are parsed as column names, other non-expression inputs are parsed as literals. Non-`String` columns are cast to `String`. *more_exprs: Additional columns to concatenate into a single string column, specified as positional arguments. separator: String that will be used to separate the values of each column. ignore_nulls: Ignore null values (default is `False`). If set to `False`, null values will be propagated and if the row contains any null values, the output is null. Returns: A new expression. Examples: >>> import pandas as pd >>> import narwhals as nw >>> >>> data = { ... "a": [1, 2, 3], ... "b": ["dogs", "cats", None], ... "c": ["play", "swim", "walk"], ... } >>> df_native = pd.DataFrame(data) >>> ( ... nw.from_native(df_native).select( ... nw.concat_str( ... [nw.col("a") * 2, nw.col("b"), nw.col("c")], separator=" " ... ).alias("full_sentence") ... ) ... ) ┌──────────────────┐ |Narwhals DataFrame| |------------------| | full_sentence | | 0 2 dogs play | | 1 4 cats swim | | 2 None | └──────────────────┘ """ flat_exprs = flatten([*flatten([exprs]), *more_exprs]) return Expr( lambda plx: apply_n_ary_operation( plx, lambda *args: plx.concat_str( *args, separator=separator, ignore_nulls=ignore_nulls ), *flat_exprs, str_as_lit=False, ), combine_metadata( *flat_exprs, str_as_lit=False, allow_multi_output=True, to_single_output=True ), )