pandas.Index.identical#

final Index.identical(other)[source]#

Similar to equals, but checks that object attributes and types are also equal.

Parameters:
otherIndex

The Index object you want to compare with the current Index object.

Returns:
bool

If two Index objects have equal elements and same type True, otherwise False.

See also

Index.equals

Determine if two Index object are equal.

Index.has_duplicates

Check if the Index has duplicate values.

Index.is_unique

Return if the index has unique values.

Examples

>>> idx1 = pd.Index(["1", "2", "3"])
>>> idx2 = pd.Index(["1", "2", "3"])
>>> idx2.identical(idx1)
True

>>> idx1 = pd.Index(["1", "2", "3"], name="A")
>>> idx2 = pd.Index(["1", "2", "3"], name="B")
>>> idx2.identical(idx1)
False