cast_obs#

Pseudobulk.cast_obs(dtypes, /, *, cell_types=None, excluded_cell_types=None, strict=True)[source]#

Cast column(s) of each cell type’s obs to the specified data type(s).

Parameters:
  • dtypes : Mapping[pl.type_aliases.ColumnNameOrSelector | pl.type_aliases.PolarsDataType, pl.type_aliases.PolarsDataType] | pl.type_aliases.PolarsDataType

    a mapping of column names (or selectors) to data types, or a single data type to which all columns will be cast

  • cell_types : str | Iterable[str] | None

    one or more cell types to operate on; if None, operate on all cell types. Mutually exclusive with excluded_cell_types.

  • excluded_cell_types : str | Iterable[str] | None

    one or more cell types to exclude from the operation; mutually exclusive with cell_types

  • strict : bool

    whether to raise an error if a cast could not be performed (for instance, due to numerical overflow)

Returns:

A new Pseudobulk dataset with column(s) of each cell type’s obs cast to the specified data type(s).

Return type:

Pseudobulk