examples pd.Categorical

Example 1: using df.astype to select categorical data and numerical data

df = pd.DataFrame({'vertebrates': ['Bird', 'Bird', 'Mammal', 'Fish', 'Amphibian', 'Reptile', 'Mammal']})

df.vertebrates.astype("category").cat.codes

Example 2: treat NaN as a category

g_without_nan = g.cat.add_categories("D").fillna("D")