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Teradata® Package for Python Function Reference - 20.00
- Deployment
- VantageCloud
- VantageCore
- Edition
- VMware
- Enterprise
- IntelliFlex
- Product
- Teradata Package for Python
- Release Number
- 20.00.00.11
- Published
- August 2026
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- en-US
- ft:lastEdition
- 2026-08-13
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- TeradataPython_FxRef_Enterprise_2000
- Product Category
- Teradata Vantage
- teradataml.dataframe.sql.DataFrameColumn.total_initialized_elements = total_initialized_elements(self)
- DESCRIPTION:
Get the total number of initialized elements in array column.
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')
>>> df.tdtypes
id INTEGER()
arr1 ARRAY_INTEGER('[1:10]')
arr2 ARRAY_INTEGER('[1:10]')
arr3 ARRAY_VARCHAR('[1:10]', length=4)
# Example 1: Get the total number of initialized elements in the array column 'arr'.
>>> res = df.assign(total_ele = df.arr1.total_initialized_elements())
>>> res
arr1 arr2 arr3 total_ele
id
1 (10,20,30,40,50) (23,200,215,40,21) ('ab','bc','cd','ab','ef') 5
4 (180,28,38,48,58) (30,NULL,NULL,250,27) ('mn','no',NULL,'op','pq') 5
2 (150,25,35,45,55) (28,50,95,90,26) ('xy','yz','za','ab','xy') 5
6 (16,261,36,46,56) (29,170,160,46,25) ('uv','xy','ab','xy','yz') 5
3 (12,22,320,42,52) (25,22,140,200,23) ('pq','ab','ab','st','tu') 5
5 (14,24,34,44,54) (26,NULL,NULL,180,24) ('ij','jk',NULL,'kl','lm') 5