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Teradata® Package for Python Function Reference - 20.00
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- VantageCore
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- Teradata Package for Python
- Release Number
- 20.00.00.11
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- August 2026
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- en-US
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- 2026-08-13
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- TeradataPython_FxRef_Enterprise_2000
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- Teradata Vantage
- teradataml.dataframe.sql.DataFrameColumn.array_remove = array_remove(self, element)
- DESCRIPTION:
Remove all occurrences of an element from the array.
PARAMETERS:
element:
Required Argument.
Specifies the element to remove from the array.
Types: ColumnExpression OR Python literal
RETURNS:
ColumnExpression
EXAMPLES:
>>> from teradataml import *
>>> load_example_data("array", "array_table")
# Create a DataFrame on 'array_table'.
>>> df = DataFrame("array_table")
>>> df
arr1 arr2 arr3
id
1 (10,20,30,40,50) (23,200,215,40,21) ('ab','bc','cd','ab','ef')
4 (180,28,38,48,58) (30,NULL,NULL,250,27) ('mn','no',NULL,'op','pq')
2 (150,25,35,45,55) (28,50,95,90,26) ('xy','yz','za','ab','xy')
6 (16,261,36,46,56) (29,170,160,46,25) ('uv','xy','ab','xy','yz')
3 (12,22,320,42,52) (25,22,140,200,23) ('pq','ab','ab','st','tu')
5 (14,24,34,44,54) (26,NULL,NULL,180,24) ('ij','jk',NULL,'kl','lm')
# Example 1: Remove element 'ab' from array column 'arr3'.
>>> res = df.assign(modified_arr = df.arr3.array_remove(element='ab'))
>>> res
arr1 arr2 arr3 modified_arr
id
2 (150,25,35,45,55) (28,50,95,90,26) ('xy','yz','za','ab','xy') ('xy','yz','za','xy')
6 (16,261,36,46,56) (29,170,160,46,25) ('uv','xy','ab','xy','yz') ('uv','xy','xy','yz')
3 (12,22,320,42,52) (25,22,140,200,23) ('pq','ab','ab','st','tu') ('pq','st','tu')
4 (180,28,38,48,58) (30,NULL,NULL,250,27) ('mn','no',NULL,'op','pq') ('mn','no',NULL,'op','pq')
1 (10,20,30,40,50) (23,200,215,40,21) ('ab','bc','cd','ab','ef') ('bc','cd','ef')
5 (14,24,34,44,54) (26,NULL,NULL,180,24) ('ij','jk',NULL,'kl','lm') ('ij','jk',NULL,'kl','lm')
# Example 2: Remove element from column 'col' in array column 'arr2'.
>>> tdf = df.assign(col=200)
>>> res = tdf.assign(modified_arr = tdf.arr2.array_remove(tdf.col))
>>> res
arr1 arr2 arr3 col modified_arr
id
3 (12,22,320,42,52) (25,22,140,200,23) ('pq','ab','ab','st','tu') 200 (25,22,140,23)
1 (10,20,30,40,50) (23,200,215,40,21) ('ab','bc','cd','ab','ef') 200 (23,215,40,21)
2 (150,25,35,45,55) (28,50,95,90,26) ('xy','yz','za','ab','xy') 200 (28,50,95,90,26)
5 (14,24,34,44,54) (26,NULL,NULL,180,24) ('ij','jk',NULL,'kl','lm') 200 (26,NULL,NULL,180,24)
6 (16,261,36,46,56) (29,170,160,46,25) ('uv','xy','ab','xy','yz') 200 (29,170,160,46,25)
4 (180,28,38,48,58) (30,NULL,NULL,250,27) ('mn','no',NULL,'op','pq') 200 (30,NULL,NULL,250,27)