The Entity class represents an entity that groups related features together.
Syntax
Entity(name, columns, description=None)
Required Parameters
- name
- Specifies unique name of the entity.
- columns
- Specifies the names of the columns.
Optional Parameter
- description
- Specifies the human readable description of the entity.
Example setup
>>> load_example_data('dataframe', ['sales'])
>>> df = DataFrame("sales")
Example 1: Create a Entity for above mentioned DataFrame with name 'sales_accounts'
This example creates an entity with column 'accounts' for 'sales' DataFrame and names it 'sales_accounts'.
>>> from teradataml import Entity
>>> entity = Entity('sales_accounts', df.accounts)
>>> entity
Entity(name=sales_accounts)
Example 2: Create a Entity with column name 'accounts'
>>> entity = Entity('sales_accounts', 'accounts')
>>> entity
Entity(name=sales_accounts)
Example 3: Create a Entity with multiple columns
>>> entity = Entity('sales_cols', ['accounts', 'jan'])
>>> entity
Entity(name=sales_cols)