pandas.Panel4D.as_blocks

Panel4D.as_blocks(columns=None)

Convert the frame to a dict of dtype -> Constructor Types that each has a homogeneous dtype.

are presented in sorted order unless a specific list of columns is provided.

NOTE: the dtypes of the blocks WILL BE PRESERVED HERE (unlike in

as_matrix)

Parameters :

columns : array-like

Specific column order

Returns :

values : a list of Object