.. _categorical:

.. currentmodule:: pandas

.. ipython:: python
   :suppress:

   import numpy as np
   import pandas as pd
   np.random.seed(123456)
   np.set_printoptions(precision=4, suppress=True)
   pd.options.display.max_rows = 8

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Categorical Data
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.. versionadded:: 0.15

.. note::
    While there was `pandas.Categorical` in earlier versions, the ability to use
    categorical data in `Series` and `DataFrame` is new.

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 1
   :numbered:
   :caption: timeseries

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   categorical12