lamindb.models.FeatureValue

class lamindb.models.FeatureValue(*args, **kwargs)

Bases: SQLRecord, TracksRun

Non-categorical features values.

Categorical feature values are stored in their respective registries: ULabel, CellType, etc.

Unlike for ULabel, in FeatureValue, values are grouped by features and not by an ontological hierarchy.

Simple fields

value: Any

The JSON-like value.

hash: str

Value hash.

created_at: datetime

Time of creation of record.

Relational fields

branch: Branch

Whether record is on a branch or in another “special state”.

space: Space

The space in which the record lives.

created_by: User

Creator of record.

run: Run | None

Run that created record.

feature: Feature | None

The dimension metadata.

runs

Accessor to the related objects manager on the forward and reverse sides of a many-to-many relation.

In the example:

class Pizza(Model):
    toppings = ManyToManyField(Topping, related_name='pizzas')

Pizza.toppings and Topping.pizzas are ManyToManyDescriptor instances.

Most of the implementation is delegated to a dynamically defined manager class built by create_forward_many_to_many_manager() defined below.

artifacts

Accessor to the related objects manager on the forward and reverse sides of a many-to-many relation.

In the example:

class Pizza(Model):
    toppings = ManyToManyField(Topping, related_name='pizzas')

Pizza.toppings and Topping.pizzas are ManyToManyDescriptor instances.

Most of the implementation is delegated to a dynamically defined manager class built by create_forward_many_to_many_manager() defined below.

Class methods

classmethod df(include=None, features=False, limit=100)

Convert to pd.DataFrame.

By default, shows all direct fields, except updated_at.

Use arguments include or feature to include other data.

Parameters:
  • include (str | list[str] | None, default: None) – Related fields to include as columns. Takes strings of form "ulabels__name", "cell_types__name", etc. or a list of such strings.

  • features (bool | list[str], default: False) – If a list of feature names, filters Feature down to these features. If True, prints all features with dtypes in the core schema module. If "queryset", infers the features used within the set of artifacts or records. Only available for Artifact and Record.

  • limit (int, default: 100) – Maximum number of rows to display from a Pandas DataFrame. Defaults to 100 to reduce database load.

Return type:

DataFrame

Examples

Include the name of the creator in the DataFrame:

>>> ln.ULabel.df(include="created_by__name"])

Include display of features for Artifact:

>>> df = ln.Artifact.df(features=True)
>>> ln.view(df)  # visualize with type annotations

Only include select features:

>>> df = ln.Artifact.df(features=["cell_type_by_expert", "cell_type_by_model"])
classmethod filter(*queries, **expressions)

Query records.

Parameters:
  • queries – One or multiple Q objects.

  • expressions – Fields and values passed as Django query expressions.

Return type:

QuerySet

Returns:

A QuerySet.

See also

Examples

>>> ln.ULabel(name="my label").save()
>>> ln.ULabel.filter(name__startswith="my").df()
classmethod get(idlike=None, **expressions)

Get a single record.

Parameters:
  • idlike (int | str | None, default: None) – Either a uid stub, uid or an integer id.

  • expressions – Fields and values passed as Django query expressions.

Raises:

lamindb.errors.DoesNotExist – In case no matching record is found.

Return type:

SQLRecord

See also

Examples

ulabel = ln.ULabel.get("FvtpPJLJ")
ulabel = ln.ULabel.get(name="my-label")
classmethod get_or_create(feature, value)
classmethod lookup(field=None, return_field=None)

Return an auto-complete object for a field.

Parameters:
  • field (str | DeferredAttribute | None, default: None) – The field to look up the values for. Defaults to first string field.

  • return_field (str | DeferredAttribute | None, default: None) – The field to return. If None, returns the whole record.

  • keep – When multiple records are found for a lookup, how to return the records. - "first": return the first record. - "last": return the last record. - False: return all records.

Return type:

NamedTuple

Returns:

A NamedTuple of lookup information of the field values with a dictionary converter.

See also

search()

Examples

>>> import bionty as bt
>>> bt.settings.organism = "human"
>>> bt.Gene.from_source(symbol="ADGB-DT").save()
>>> lookup = bt.Gene.lookup()
>>> lookup.adgb_dt
>>> lookup_dict = lookup.dict()
>>> lookup_dict['ADGB-DT']
>>> lookup_by_ensembl_id = bt.Gene.lookup(field="ensembl_gene_id")
>>> genes.ensg00000002745
>>> lookup_return_symbols = bt.Gene.lookup(field="ensembl_gene_id", return_field="symbol")
classmethod search(string, *, field=None, limit=20, case_sensitive=False)

Search.

Parameters:
  • string (str) – The input string to match against the field ontology values.

  • field (str | DeferredAttribute | None, default: None) – The field or fields to search. Search all string fields by default.

  • limit (int | None, default: 20) – Maximum amount of top results to return.

  • case_sensitive (bool, default: False) – Whether the match is case sensitive.

Return type:

QuerySet

Returns:

A sorted DataFrame of search results with a score in column score. If return_queryset is True. QuerySet.

See also

filter() lookup()

Examples

>>> ulabels = ln.ULabel.from_values(["ULabel1", "ULabel2", "ULabel3"], field="name")
>>> ln.save(ulabels)
>>> ln.ULabel.search("ULabel2")
classmethod using(instance)

Use a non-default LaminDB instance.

Parameters:

instance (str | None) – An instance identifier of form “account_handle/instance_name”.

Return type:

QuerySet

Examples

>>> ln.ULabel.using("account_handle/instance_name").search("ULabel7", field="name")
            uid    score
name
ULabel7  g7Hk9b2v  100.0
ULabel5  t4Jm6s0q   75.0
ULabel6  r2Xw8p1z   75.0

Methods

delete()

Delete.

Return type:

None

save(*args, **kwargs)

Save.

Always saves to the default database.

Return type:

TypeVar(T, bound= SQLRecord)