scitype#

scitype(obj, candidate_scitypes=['Series', 'Panel', 'Hierarchical', 'Alignment', 'Table', 'Proba'], exclude_mtypes=['numpyflat', 'alignment_loc'])[source]#

Infer the scitype of an object.

Parameters:
objobject to infer type of - any type, should comply with some mtype spec

if as_scitype is provided, this needs to be mtype belonging to scitype

candidate_scitypes: str or list of str, scitypes to pick from

valid scitype strings are in datatypes.SCITYPE_REGISTER

exclude_mtypeslist of str, default = AMBIGUOUS_MTYPES

which mtypes to ignore in inferring mtype, default = ambiguous ones valid mtype strings are in datatypes.MTYPE_REGISTER

Returns:
str - the inferred sciype of “obj”, a valid scitype string

or None, if obj is None

scitype strings with explanation are in datatypes.SCITYPE_REGISTER

Raises:
TypeError if no type can be identified, or more than one type is identified