ctdfjorder.CTD.CTD.get_df(self, pandas=False) → DataFrame | Any

Returns the dataframe of the CTD object for integration with custom pipelines.

Parameters:

pandas (bool, default False) – If True returns a pandas df, if False returns a polars DataFrame. Defaults to False.

Examples

Accessing CTD data as a polars dataframe .. code-block:: python

from ctdfjorder import CTD ctd_data = CTD(‘CC1531002_20181225_114931.csv’) ctd_data.remove_non_positive_samples() output = ctd_data.get_df() print(output.head(3))

Accessing CTD data as a pandas dataframe .. code-block:: python

from ctdfjorder import CTD ctd_data = CTD(‘CC1531002_20181225_114931.csv’) ctd_data.remove_non_positive_samples() output = ctd_data.get_df(pandas=True) print(output.head(3))

Returns:

CTD data in pandas when pandas=True, polars when pandas=False.

Return type:

pl.DataFrame | pd.DataFrame

Notes

There is no supported method to reinsert the dataframe back into the CTD object. Any changes made on this dataframe will not be reflected in the CTD objects internal data.