Result

Result(expr, meta=dict())

Lazy result: holds an Ibis table expression and optional metadata.

Use .collect(limit=None) to get a pandas DataFrame, or .compute(cdm, name, …) to persist as a table and get an Ibis reference.

Methods

Name	Description
collect	Materialize to a pandas DataFrame. Optionally limit rows.
compute	Persist to a table and return Ibis table reference.

collect

Result.collect(limit=None)

Materialize to a pandas DataFrame. Optionally limit rows.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Default
limit	int or None	If set, limit number of rows (for table expressions).	None

Returns

Name	Type	Description
	pandas.DataFrame	Materialized result (or CDM snapshot if this is a snapshot Result).

compute

Result.compute(cdm, name, *, schema=None, overwrite=False)

Persist to a table and return Ibis table reference.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Default
cdm	Cdm or Any	CDM reference (must be database-backed for table write).	required
name	str	Table name in write schema.	required
schema	str or dict or None	Override schema for write (default: cdm.write_schema).	None
overwrite	bool	If True, replace existing table (default False).	False

Returns

Name	Type	Description
	Any	Ibis table reference to the new table.