ak.is_categorical
-----------------

.. py:module: ak.is_categorical

Defined in `awkward.operations.ak_is_categorical <https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/blob/76cb66b946cbf2ae355bddf2530b323465395bae/src/awkward/operations/ak_is_categorical.py>`__ on `line 12 <https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/blob/76cb66b946cbf2ae355bddf2530b323465395bae/src/awkward/operations/ak_is_categorical.py#L12>`__.

.. py:function:: ak.is_categorical(array)


    :param array: Array-like data (anything :py:obj:`ak.to_layout` recognizes).

If the ``array`` is categorical (contains :py:obj:`ak.contents.IndexedArray` or
:py:obj:`ak.contents.IndexedOptionArray` labeled with parameter
``"__array__" = "categorical"``), then this function returns True;
otherwise, it returns False.

See also :py:obj:`ak.categories`, :py:obj:`ak.str.to_categorical`, :py:obj:`ak.from_categorical`.