pandera.dtypes.Category.check

Category.check(pandera_dtype, data_container=None)

Check that pandera DataType are equivalent.

Parameters:

• pandera_dtype (DataType) – Expected DataType.

• data_container (Optional[Any]) – Data container, used by data types that require the actual data for validation.

Return type:

Union[bool, Iterable[bool]]

Returns:

boolean scalar or iterable of boolean scalars, indicating which elements passed the check.