eelbrain.Dataset.sub

Dataset.sub(index=None, keys=None, name=None)

Access a subset of the data in the Dataset.

Parameters

  • index (int | array | str) – Index for selecting a subset of cases. Can be an valid numpy index or a string (the name of a variable in Dataset, or an expression to be evaluated in the Dataset’s namespace).

  • keys (sequence of str | str) – Only include items with those keys (default all items). Use a str to retrieve a single item directly.

  • name (str) – name for the new Dataset.

Returns

data – Either the Dataset with cases restricted to index, or, if key is a str, a single item restricted to index.

Return type

Dataset | data_object

Notes

Index is passed on to numpy objects, which means that advanced indexing always returns a copy of the data, whereas basic slicing (using slices) returns a view.