polars filter
for lazyframe
Filter dataframe based in expression.
This command requires a plugin
The polars filter
command resides in the polars
plugin. To use this command, you must install and register nu_plugin_polars
. See the Plugins chapter in the book for more information.
Signature
> polars filter {flags} (filter expression)
Parameters
filter expression
: Expression that define the column selection
Input/output types:
input | output |
---|---|
any | any |
Examples
Filter dataframe using an expression
> [[a b]; [6 2] [4 2] [2 2]] | polars into-df | polars filter ((polars col a) >= 4)
╭───┬───┬───╮
│ # │ a │ b │
├───┼───┼───┤
│ 0 │ 6 │ 2 │
│ 1 │ 4 │ 2 │
╰───┴───┴───╯
Filter dataframe for rows where dt is within the last 2 days of the maximum dt value
> [[dt val]; [2025-04-01 1] [2025-04-02 2] [2025-04-03 3] [2025-04-04 4]] | polars into-df | polars filter ((polars col dt) > ((polars col dt | polars max | $in - 2day)))
╭───┬─────────────┬─────╮
│ # │ dt │ val │
├───┼─────────────┼─────┤
│ 0 │ 3 weeks ago │ 3 │
│ 1 │ 3 weeks ago │ 4 │
╰───┴─────────────┴─────╯