pandas.api.types.is_re#

pandas.api.types.is_re(obj)[source]#

Check if the object is a regex pattern instance.

Parameters
objThe object to check
Returns
bool

Whether obj is a regex pattern.

Examples

>>> from pandas.api.types import is_re
>>> import re
>>> is_re(re.compile(".*"))
True
>>> is_re("foo")
False