pandas.CategoricalIndex.reorder_categories¶
- CategoricalIndex.reorder_categories(*args, **kwargs)¶
Reorders categories as specified in new_categories.
new_categories need to include all old categories and no new category items.
Parameters: new_categories : Index-like
The categories in new order.
ordered : boolean, optional
Whether or not the categorical is treated as a ordered categorical. If not given, do not change the ordered information.
inplace : boolean (default: False)
Whether or not to reorder the categories inplace or return a copy of this categorical with reordered categories.
Returns: cat : Categorical with reordered categories or None if inplace.
Raises: ValueError
If the new categories do not contain all old category items or any new ones