DatetimeIndex.factorize()

pandas.DatetimeIndex.factorize

DatetimeIndex.factorize(sort=False, na_sentinel=-1)

Encode the object as an enumerated type or categorical variable

Parameters:

Parameters:	sort : boolean, default False Sort by values na_sentinel: int, default -1 Value to mark “not found”
Returns:	labels : the indexer to the original array uniques : the unique Index

sort : boolean, default False

Sort by values

na_sentinel: int, default -1

Value to mark “not found”

Returns:

labels : the indexer to the original array

uniques : the unique Index

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