xarray.CFTimeIndex.is_categorical

CFTimeIndex.is_categorical(self) → bool

Check if the Index holds categorical data.

Returns

True if the Index is categorical.

Return type

boolean

See also

CategoricalIndex()

Index for categorical data.

Examples

>>> idx = pd.Index(["Watermelon", "Orange", "Apple",
...                 "Watermelon"]).astype("category")
>>> idx.is_categorical()
True

>>> idx = pd.Index([1, 3, 5, 7])
>>> idx.is_categorical()
False

>>> s = pd.Series(["Peter", "Victor", "Elisabeth", "Mar"])
>>> s
0        Peter
1       Victor
2    Elisabeth
3          Mar
dtype: object
>>> s.index.is_categorical()
False