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<h1>Functions<a class="headerlink" href="#functions" title="Link to this heading"></a></h1>
<p>DataFusion provides a large number of built-in functions for performing complex queries without requiring user-defined functions.
In here we will cover some of the more popular use cases. If you want to view all the functions go to the <a class="reference internal" href="../../autoapi/datafusion/functions/index.html#module-datafusion.functions" title="datafusion.functions"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Functions</span></code></a> API Reference.</p>
<p>We’ll use the pokemon dataset in the following examples.</p>
<div class="highlight-ipython notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="n">In</span> <span class="p">[</span><span class="mi">1</span><span class="p">]:</span> <span class="kn">from</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nn">datafusion</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kn">import</span> <span class="n">SessionContext</span>
<span class="n">In</span> <span class="p">[</span><span class="mi">2</span><span class="p">]:</span> <span class="n">ctx</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">SessionContext</span><span class="p">()</span>
<span class="n">In</span> <span class="p">[</span><span class="mi">3</span><span class="p">]:</span> <span class="n">ctx</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">register_csv</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">&quot;pokemon&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="s2">&quot;pokemon.csv&quot;</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="n">In</span> <span class="p">[</span><span class="mi">4</span><span class="p">]:</span> <span class="n">df</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">ctx</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">table</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">&quot;pokemon&quot;</span><span class="p">)</span>
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<h2>Mathematical<a class="headerlink" href="#mathematical" title="Link to this heading"></a></h2>
<p>DataFusion offers mathematical functions such as <a class="reference internal" href="../../autoapi/datafusion/functions/index.html#datafusion.functions.pow" title="datafusion.functions.pow"><code class="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">pow()</span></code></a> or <a class="reference internal" href="../../autoapi/datafusion/functions/index.html#datafusion.functions.log" title="datafusion.functions.log"><code class="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">log()</span></code></a></p>
<div class="highlight-ipython notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="n">In</span> <span class="p">[</span><span class="mi">5</span><span class="p">]:</span> <span class="kn">from</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nn">datafusion</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kn">import</span> <span class="n">col</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">literal</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">string_literal</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">str_lit</span>
<span class="n">In</span> <span class="p">[</span><span class="mi">6</span><span class="p">]:</span> <span class="kn">from</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nn">datafusion</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kn">import</span> <span class="n">functions</span> <span class="k">as</span> <span class="n">f</span>
<span class="n">In</span> <span class="p">[</span><span class="mi">7</span><span class="p">]:</span> <span class="n">df</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">select</span><span class="p">(</span>
<span class="o">...</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">f</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">pow</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">col</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s1">&#39;&quot;Attack&quot;&#39;</span><span class="p">),</span> <span class="n">literal</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="mi">2</span><span class="p">))</span> <span class="o">-</span> <span class="n">f</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">pow</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">col</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s1">&#39;&quot;Defense&quot;&#39;</span><span class="p">),</span> <span class="n">literal</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="mi">2</span><span class="p">))</span>
<span class="o">...</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="p">)</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">limit</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="mi">10</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="o">...</span><span class="p">:</span>
<span class="n">Out</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="mi">7</span><span class="p">]:</span>
<span class="n">DataFrame</span><span class="p">()</span>
<span class="o">+------------------------------------------------------------------+</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="n">power</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">pokemon</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">Attack</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="n">Int64</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="mi">2</span><span class="p">))</span> <span class="o">-</span> <span class="n">power</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">pokemon</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">Defense</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="n">Int64</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="mi">2</span><span class="p">))</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">+------------------------------------------------------------------+</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">0</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="o">-</span><span class="mi">125</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="o">-</span><span class="mi">165</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="o">-</span><span class="mi">5129</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">855</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">732</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">972</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">4579</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">4732</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="o">-</span><span class="mi">1921</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">+------------------------------------------------------------------+</span>
</pre></div>
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<h2>Conditional<a class="headerlink" href="#conditional" title="Link to this heading"></a></h2>
<p>There 3 conditional functions in DataFusion <a class="reference internal" href="../../autoapi/datafusion/functions/index.html#datafusion.functions.coalesce" title="datafusion.functions.coalesce"><code class="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">coalesce()</span></code></a>, <a class="reference internal" href="../../autoapi/datafusion/functions/index.html#datafusion.functions.nullif" title="datafusion.functions.nullif"><code class="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">nullif()</span></code></a> and <a class="reference internal" href="../../autoapi/datafusion/functions/index.html#datafusion.functions.case" title="datafusion.functions.case"><code class="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">case()</span></code></a>.</p>
<div class="highlight-ipython notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="n">In</span> <span class="p">[</span><span class="mi">8</span><span class="p">]:</span> <span class="n">df</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">select</span><span class="p">(</span>
<span class="o">...</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">f</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">coalesce</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">col</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s1">&#39;&quot;Type 1&quot;&#39;</span><span class="p">),</span> <span class="n">col</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s1">&#39;&quot;Type 2&quot;&#39;</span><span class="p">))</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">alias</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">&quot;dominant_type&quot;</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="o">...</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="p">)</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">limit</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="mi">10</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="o">...</span><span class="p">:</span>
<span class="n">Out</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="mi">8</span><span class="p">]:</span>
<span class="n">DataFrame</span><span class="p">()</span>
<span class="o">+---------------+</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="n">dominant_type</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">+---------------+</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="n">Grass</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="n">Grass</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="n">Grass</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="n">Grass</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="n">Fire</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="n">Fire</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="n">Fire</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="n">Fire</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="n">Fire</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="n">Water</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">+---------------+</span>
</pre></div>
</div>
</section>
<section id="temporal">
<h2>Temporal<a class="headerlink" href="#temporal" title="Link to this heading"></a></h2>
<p>For selecting the current time use <a class="reference internal" href="../../autoapi/datafusion/functions/index.html#datafusion.functions.now" title="datafusion.functions.now"><code class="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">now()</span></code></a></p>
<div class="highlight-ipython notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="n">In</span> <span class="p">[</span><span class="mi">9</span><span class="p">]:</span> <span class="n">df</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">select</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">f</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">now</span><span class="p">())</span>
<span class="n">Out</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="mi">9</span><span class="p">]:</span>
<span class="n">DataFrame</span><span class="p">()</span>
<span class="o">+--------------------------------+</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="n">now</span><span class="p">()</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">+--------------------------------+</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">2025</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="mi">10</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="mi">16</span><span class="n">T17</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="mi">13</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="mf">48.336869762</span><span class="n">Z</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">2025</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="mi">10</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="mi">16</span><span class="n">T17</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="mi">13</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="mf">48.336869762</span><span class="n">Z</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">2025</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="mi">10</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="mi">16</span><span class="n">T17</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="mi">13</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="mf">48.336869762</span><span class="n">Z</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">2025</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="mi">10</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="mi">16</span><span class="n">T17</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="mi">13</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="mf">48.336869762</span><span class="n">Z</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">2025</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="mi">10</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="mi">16</span><span class="n">T17</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="mi">13</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="mf">48.336869762</span><span class="n">Z</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">2025</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="mi">10</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="mi">16</span><span class="n">T17</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="mi">13</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="mf">48.336869762</span><span class="n">Z</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">2025</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="mi">10</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="mi">16</span><span class="n">T17</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="mi">13</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="mf">48.336869762</span><span class="n">Z</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">2025</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="mi">10</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="mi">16</span><span class="n">T17</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="mi">13</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="mf">48.336869762</span><span class="n">Z</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">2025</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="mi">10</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="mi">16</span><span class="n">T17</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="mi">13</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="mf">48.336869762</span><span class="n">Z</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">2025</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="mi">10</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="mi">16</span><span class="n">T17</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="mi">13</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="mf">48.336869762</span><span class="n">Z</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">+--------------------------------+</span>
<span class="n">Data</span> <span class="n">truncated</span><span class="o">.</span>
</pre></div>
</div>
<p>Convert to timestamps using <a class="reference internal" href="../../autoapi/datafusion/functions/index.html#datafusion.functions.to_timestamp" title="datafusion.functions.to_timestamp"><code class="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">to_timestamp()</span></code></a></p>
<div class="highlight-ipython notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="n">In</span> <span class="p">[</span><span class="mi">10</span><span class="p">]:</span> <span class="n">df</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">select</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">f</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">to_timestamp</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">col</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s1">&#39;&quot;Total&quot;&#39;</span><span class="p">))</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">alias</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">&quot;timestamp&quot;</span><span class="p">))</span>
<span class="n">Out</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="mi">10</span><span class="p">]:</span>
<span class="n">DataFrame</span><span class="p">()</span>
<span class="o">+---------------------+</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="n">timestamp</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">+---------------------+</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">1970</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="mi">01</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="mi">01</span><span class="n">T00</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="mi">05</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="mi">18</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">1970</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="mi">01</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="mi">01</span><span class="n">T00</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="mi">06</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="mi">45</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">1970</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="mi">01</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="mi">01</span><span class="n">T00</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="mi">08</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="mi">45</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">1970</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="mi">01</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="mi">01</span><span class="n">T00</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="mi">10</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="mi">25</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">1970</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="mi">01</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="mi">01</span><span class="n">T00</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="mi">05</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="mi">09</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">1970</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="mi">01</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="mi">01</span><span class="n">T00</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="mi">06</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="mi">45</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">1970</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="mi">01</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="mi">01</span><span class="n">T00</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="mi">08</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="mi">54</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">1970</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="mi">01</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="mi">01</span><span class="n">T00</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="mi">10</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="mi">34</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">1970</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="mi">01</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="mi">01</span><span class="n">T00</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="mi">10</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="mi">34</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">1970</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="mi">01</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="mi">01</span><span class="n">T00</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="mi">05</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="mi">14</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">+---------------------+</span>
<span class="n">Data</span> <span class="n">truncated</span><span class="o">.</span>
</pre></div>
</div>
<p>Extracting parts of a date using <a class="reference internal" href="../../autoapi/datafusion/functions/index.html#datafusion.functions.date_part" title="datafusion.functions.date_part"><code class="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">date_part()</span></code></a> (alias <a class="reference internal" href="../../autoapi/datafusion/functions/index.html#datafusion.functions.extract" title="datafusion.functions.extract"><code class="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">extract()</span></code></a>)</p>
<div class="highlight-ipython notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="n">In</span> <span class="p">[</span><span class="mi">11</span><span class="p">]:</span> <span class="n">df</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">select</span><span class="p">(</span>
<span class="o">....</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">f</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">date_part</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">literal</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">&quot;month&quot;</span><span class="p">),</span> <span class="n">f</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">to_timestamp</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">col</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s1">&#39;&quot;Total&quot;&#39;</span><span class="p">)))</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">alias</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">&quot;month&quot;</span><span class="p">),</span>
<span class="o">....</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">f</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">extract</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">literal</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">&quot;day&quot;</span><span class="p">),</span> <span class="n">f</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">to_timestamp</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">col</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s1">&#39;&quot;Total&quot;&#39;</span><span class="p">)))</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">alias</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">&quot;day&quot;</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="o">....</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="p">)</span>
<span class="o">....</span><span class="p">:</span>
<span class="n">Out</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="mi">11</span><span class="p">]:</span>
<span class="n">DataFrame</span><span class="p">()</span>
<span class="o">+-------+-----+</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="n">month</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="n">day</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">+-------+-----+</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">1</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">1</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">1</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">1</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">1</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">1</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">1</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">1</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">1</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">1</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">1</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">1</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">1</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">1</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">1</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">1</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">1</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">1</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">1</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">1</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">+-------+-----+</span>
<span class="n">Data</span> <span class="n">truncated</span><span class="o">.</span>
</pre></div>
</div>
</section>
<section id="string">
<h2>String<a class="headerlink" href="#string" title="Link to this heading"></a></h2>
<p>In the field of data science, working with textual data is a common task. To make string manipulation easier,
DataFusion offers a range of helpful options.</p>
<div class="highlight-ipython notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="n">In</span> <span class="p">[</span><span class="mi">12</span><span class="p">]:</span> <span class="n">df</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">select</span><span class="p">(</span>
<span class="o">....</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">f</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">char_length</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">col</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s1">&#39;&quot;Name&quot;&#39;</span><span class="p">))</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">alias</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">&quot;len&quot;</span><span class="p">),</span>
<span class="o">....</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">f</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">lower</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">col</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s1">&#39;&quot;Name&quot;&#39;</span><span class="p">))</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">alias</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">&quot;lower&quot;</span><span class="p">),</span>
<span class="o">....</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">f</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">left</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">col</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s1">&#39;&quot;Name&quot;&#39;</span><span class="p">),</span> <span class="n">literal</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="mi">4</span><span class="p">))</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">alias</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">&quot;code&quot;</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="o">....</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="p">)</span>
<span class="o">....</span><span class="p">:</span>
<span class="n">Out</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="mi">12</span><span class="p">]:</span>
<span class="n">DataFrame</span><span class="p">()</span>
<span class="o">+-----+---------------------------+------+</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="nb">len</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="n">lower</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="n">code</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">+-----+---------------------------+------+</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">9</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="n">bulbasaur</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="n">Bulb</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">7</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="n">ivysaur</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="n">Ivys</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">8</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="n">venusaur</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="n">Venu</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">21</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="n">venusaurmega</span> <span class="n">venusaur</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="n">Venu</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">10</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="n">charmander</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="n">Char</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">10</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="n">charmeleon</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="n">Char</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">9</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="n">charizard</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="n">Char</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">25</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="n">charizardmega</span> <span class="n">charizard</span> <span class="n">x</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="n">Char</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">25</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="n">charizardmega</span> <span class="n">charizard</span> <span class="n">y</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="n">Char</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">8</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="n">squirtle</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="n">Squi</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">+-----+---------------------------+------+</span>
<span class="n">Data</span> <span class="n">truncated</span><span class="o">.</span>
</pre></div>
</div>
<p>This also includes the functions for regular expressions like <a class="reference internal" href="../../autoapi/datafusion/functions/index.html#datafusion.functions.regexp_replace" title="datafusion.functions.regexp_replace"><code class="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">regexp_replace()</span></code></a> and <a class="reference internal" href="../../autoapi/datafusion/functions/index.html#datafusion.functions.regexp_match" title="datafusion.functions.regexp_match"><code class="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">regexp_match()</span></code></a></p>
<div class="highlight-ipython notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="n">In</span> <span class="p">[</span><span class="mi">13</span><span class="p">]:</span> <span class="n">df</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">select</span><span class="p">(</span>
<span class="o">....</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">f</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">regexp_match</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">col</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s1">&#39;&quot;Name&quot;&#39;</span><span class="p">),</span> <span class="n">literal</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">&quot;Char&quot;</span><span class="p">))</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">alias</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">&quot;dragons&quot;</span><span class="p">),</span>
<span class="o">....</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">f</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">regexp_replace</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">col</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s1">&#39;&quot;Name&quot;&#39;</span><span class="p">),</span> <span class="n">literal</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">&quot;saur&quot;</span><span class="p">),</span> <span class="n">literal</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">&quot;fleur&quot;</span><span class="p">))</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">alias</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">&quot;flowers&quot;</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="o">....</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="p">)</span>
<span class="o">....</span><span class="p">:</span>
<span class="n">Out</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="mi">13</span><span class="p">]:</span>
<span class="n">DataFrame</span><span class="p">()</span>
<span class="o">+---------+---------------------------+</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="n">dragons</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="n">flowers</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">+---------+---------------------------+</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="n">Bulbafleur</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="n">Ivyfleur</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="n">Venufleur</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="n">VenufleurMega</span> <span class="n">Venusaur</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="p">[</span><span class="n">Char</span><span class="p">]</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="n">Charmander</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="p">[</span><span class="n">Char</span><span class="p">]</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="n">Charmeleon</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="p">[</span><span class="n">Char</span><span class="p">]</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="n">Charizard</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="p">[</span><span class="n">Char</span><span class="p">]</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="n">CharizardMega</span> <span class="n">Charizard</span> <span class="n">X</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="p">[</span><span class="n">Char</span><span class="p">]</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="n">CharizardMega</span> <span class="n">Charizard</span> <span class="n">Y</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="n">Squirtle</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">+---------+---------------------------+</span>
<span class="n">Data</span> <span class="n">truncated</span><span class="o">.</span>
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</section>
<section id="casting">
<h2>Casting<a class="headerlink" href="#casting" title="Link to this heading"></a></h2>
<p>Casting expressions to different data types using <a class="reference internal" href="../../autoapi/datafusion/functions/index.html#datafusion.functions.arrow_cast" title="datafusion.functions.arrow_cast"><code class="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">arrow_cast()</span></code></a></p>
<div class="highlight-ipython notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="n">In</span> <span class="p">[</span><span class="mi">14</span><span class="p">]:</span> <span class="n">df</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">select</span><span class="p">(</span>
<span class="o">....</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">f</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">arrow_cast</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">col</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s1">&#39;&quot;Total&quot;&#39;</span><span class="p">),</span> <span class="n">string_literal</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">&quot;Float64&quot;</span><span class="p">))</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">alias</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">&quot;total_as_float&quot;</span><span class="p">),</span>
<span class="o">....</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">f</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">arrow_cast</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">col</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s1">&#39;&quot;Total&quot;&#39;</span><span class="p">),</span> <span class="n">str_lit</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">&quot;Int32&quot;</span><span class="p">))</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">alias</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">&quot;total_as_int&quot;</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="o">....</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="p">)</span>
<span class="o">....</span><span class="p">:</span>
<span class="n">Out</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="mi">14</span><span class="p">]:</span>
<span class="n">DataFrame</span><span class="p">()</span>
<span class="o">+----------------+--------------+</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="n">total_as_float</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="n">total_as_int</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">+----------------+--------------+</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mf">318.0</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">318</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mf">405.0</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">405</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mf">525.0</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">525</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mf">625.0</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">625</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mf">309.0</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">309</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mf">405.0</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">405</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mf">534.0</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">534</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mf">634.0</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">634</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mf">634.0</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">634</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">|</span> <span class="mf">314.0</span> <span class="o">|</span> <span class="mi">314</span> <span class="o">|</span>
<span class="o">+----------------+--------------+</span>
<span class="n">Data</span> <span class="n">truncated</span><span class="o">.</span>
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<section id="other">
<h2>Other<a class="headerlink" href="#other" title="Link to this heading"></a></h2>
<p>The function <a class="reference internal" href="../../autoapi/datafusion/functions/index.html#datafusion.functions.in_list" title="datafusion.functions.in_list"><code class="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">in_list()</span></code></a> allows to check a column for the presence of multiple values:</p>
<div class="highlight-ipython notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="n">In</span> <span class="p">[</span><span class="mi">15</span><span class="p">]:</span> <span class="n">types</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="p">[</span><span class="n">literal</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">&quot;Grass&quot;</span><span class="p">),</span> <span class="n">literal</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">&quot;Fire&quot;</span><span class="p">),</span> <span class="n">literal</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">&quot;Water&quot;</span><span class="p">)]</span>
<span class="n">In</span> <span class="p">[</span><span class="mi">16</span><span class="p">]:</span> <span class="p">(</span>
<span class="o">....</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">df</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">select</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">f</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">in_list</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">col</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s1">&#39;&quot;Type 1&quot;&#39;</span><span class="p">),</span> <span class="n">types</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">negated</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="kc">False</span><span class="p">)</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">alias</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">&quot;basic_types&quot;</span><span class="p">))</span>
<span class="o">....</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="o">.</span><span class="n">limit</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="mi">20</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="o">....</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="o">.</span><span class="n">to_pandas</span><span class="p">()</span>
<span class="o">....</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="p">)</span>
<span class="o">....</span><span class="p">:</span>
<span class="n">Out</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="mi">16</span><span class="p">]:</span>
<span class="n">basic_types</span>
<span class="mi">0</span> <span class="kc">True</span>
<span class="mi">1</span> <span class="kc">True</span>
<span class="mi">2</span> <span class="kc">True</span>
<span class="mi">3</span> <span class="kc">True</span>
<span class="mi">4</span> <span class="kc">True</span>
<span class="mi">5</span> <span class="kc">True</span>
<span class="mi">6</span> <span class="kc">True</span>
<span class="mi">7</span> <span class="kc">True</span>
<span class="mi">8</span> <span class="kc">True</span>
<span class="mi">9</span> <span class="kc">True</span>
<span class="mi">10</span> <span class="kc">True</span>
<span class="mi">11</span> <span class="kc">True</span>
<span class="mi">12</span> <span class="kc">True</span>
<span class="mi">13</span> <span class="kc">False</span>
<span class="mi">14</span> <span class="kc">False</span>
<span class="mi">15</span> <span class="kc">False</span>
<span class="mi">16</span> <span class="kc">False</span>
<span class="mi">17</span> <span class="kc">False</span>
<span class="mi">18</span> <span class="kc">False</span>
<span class="mi">19</span> <span class="kc">False</span>
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</section>
<section id="handling-missing-values">
<h1>Handling Missing Values<a class="headerlink" href="#handling-missing-values" title="Link to this heading"></a></h1>
<p>DataFusion provides methods to handle missing values in DataFrames:</p>
<section id="fill-null">
<h2>fill_null<a class="headerlink" href="#fill-null" title="Link to this heading"></a></h2>
<p>The <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">fill_null()</span></code> method replaces NULL values in specified columns with a provided value:</p>
<div class="highlight-python notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="c1"># Fill all NULL values with 0 where possible</span>
<span class="n">df</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">df</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">fill_null</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="mi">0</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="c1"># Fill NULL values only in specific string columns</span>
<span class="n">df</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">df</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">fill_null</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">&quot;missing&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">subset</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="s2">&quot;name&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="s2">&quot;category&quot;</span><span class="p">])</span>
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</div>
<p>The fill value will be cast to match each column’s type. If casting fails for a column, that column remains unchanged.</p>
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