dask.dataframe.Series.str.encode

dask.dataframe.Series.str.encode

dataframe.Series.str.encode(encoding, errors: str = 'strict')

Encode character string in the Series/Index using indicated encoding.

This docstring was copied from pandas.core.strings.accessor.StringMethods.encode.

Some inconsistencies with the Dask version may exist.

Equivalent to str.encode().

Parameters
encodingstr
errorsstr, optional
Returns
Series/Index of objects

Examples

>>> ser = pd.Series(['cow', '123', '()'])  
>>> ser.str.encode(encoding='ascii')  
0     b'cow'
1     b'123'
2      b'()'
dtype: object