tally.dataset.DataSet.copy

DataSet.copy(**kwargs)

Copy meta and case data of the variable defintion given per name.

Parameters

• name (string) – The column variable name.

• suffix (string (default "rec")) – The new variable name will be constructed by suffixing the original name with _suffix, e.g. age_rec

• copy_data (boolean (default true)) – The new variable assumes the data of the original variable.

• slicer (dict) – If the data is copied it is possible to filter the data with a complex logic.

• copy_only (int or list of int, default None) – If provided, the copied version of the variable will only contain (data and) meta for the specified codes.

• copy_not (int or list of int, default None) – If provided, the copied version of the variable will contain (data and) meta for the all codes, except of the indicated.

• new_name (string) – If provided, the returned object will contain this new name instead of name_suffix