BPt.Dataset.copy_as_non_input#

Dataset.copy_as_non_input(col, new_col, copy_scopes=True, inplace=False)[source]#

This method is a used for making a copy of an existing column, ordinalizing it and then setting it to have role = non input.

Parameters
colstr

The name of the loaded column to make a copy of.

new_colstr

The new name of the non input and ordinalized column.

copy_scopesbool, optional
If the associated scopes with the original column should be copied over as well. If False, then the new col will only have scope ‘category’.
The scopes will be copied before ordinalizing, such that the new copy will have the scope ‘category’ regardless of if that was a scope of the original variable.
default = True
inplacebool, optional

If True, perform the current function inplace and return None.

default = False