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polars-list-math

polars-list-math is a Python/Rust package with list, JSON, and URL expression helpers for Polars.

Import the package once to register extra methods on Expr.list and Expr.str:

import polars as pl
import polars_list_math  # noqa: F401

For type-checked code, import the top-level expression helpers described below.

Install

pip install polars-list-math
# or
uv add polars-list-math

Requires Python 3.12+ and polars>=1.39.3.

Methods

Method Result Docs
Expr.list.zip(...) Zip lists into list[struct] Polars proposal
Expr.list.combinations(...) Pair items in one list, optionally skipping self-pairs Combinations
Expr.list.combinations_to(...) Pair each item with each item from another list Combinations
Expr.list.similarity(...) Weighted similarity between two lists Similarity
Expr.list.mean_similarity(...) Mean similarity inside a nested-list row Similarity
Expr.list.mean_similarity_to(...) Mean similarity to reference nested lists Similarity
Expr.str.json_object_items(...) Convert a JSON object to list[struct[key, value]] JSON object items
Expr.str.json_array_values(...) Convert a JSON array to list[str] JSON array values

Top-level expression helpers provide the statically typed API for Pyright, Pylance, and other type checkers:

Function Result Docs
list_zip(...) Zip lists into list[struct] Examples
list_combinations(...) Pair items in one list Combinations
list_combinations_to(...) Pair items from two lists Combinations
expected_value_of_game(...) Expected value of a sequential game Expected value of a game
list_similarity(...) Weighted similarity between two lists Similarity
list_mean_similarity(...) Mean similarity inside nested lists Similarity
list_mean_similarity_to(...) Mean similarity to reference nested lists Similarity
json_object_items(expr, strict=False) Convert a JSON object to list[struct[key, value]] JSON object items
json_array_values(expr, strict=False) Convert a JSON array to list[str] JSON array values
url_query_encode(expr, doseq=False) Encode a Struct or key/value list as a URL query string URL query encoding
url_build(...) Assemble a URL from optional component expressions URL building

The Python helper py_list_similarity(...) computes weighted similarity for plain Python sequences.

The Expr.list and Expr.str methods are registered dynamically and remain available as convenient runtime syntax. Python type checkers cannot safely augment Polars' own namespace classes from another installed package, so use the equivalent top-level functions in code checked by Pylance or Pyright.

If a future Polars release ships native methods with the same names, this package leaves the native implementation untouched.

Quick Examples

from polars_list_math import (
    list_combinations,
    list_mean_similarity,
    list_similarity,
    list_zip,
)

df = pl.DataFrame(
    {
        "a": [[1, 2, 3]],
        "b": [[2, 1, 3]],
        "groups": [[[1, 2, 3], [1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6]]],
    }
)

df.with_columns(
    list_similarity("a", "b").alias("similarity"),
    list_mean_similarity("groups").alias("mean_similarity"),
    list_combinations("a").alias("pairs"),
    list_zip("a", "b", fields=["a", "b"]).alias("zipped"),
)

Convert JSON strings to nested Polars values. String values stay strings, JSON null stays null, and other values become compact JSON strings. Invalid JSON returns null by default; pass strict=True to raise instead.

from polars_list_math import json_array_values, json_object_items

json_df = pl.DataFrame(
    {
        "object": ['{"name":"Ada","active":true,"note":null}'],
        "array": ['["python",42,true,null]'],
    }
)

json_df.select(
    json_object_items("object").alias("items"),
    json_array_values("array").alias("values"),
)

Encode query parameters and build URLs from expressions:

from polars_list_math import url_build, url_query_encode

pages = pl.DataFrame(
    {
        "host": ["example.com"],
        "path": ["/search"],
        "term": ["rust polars"],
        "page": [2],
    }
)

query = url_query_encode(pl.struct(q=pl.col("term"), page=pl.col("page")))

pages.select(
    url_build(
        scheme=pl.lit("https"),
        netloc="host",
        path="path",
        query=query,
    ).alias("url")
)

More complete, runnable examples are available in the examples directory.

Development

make install
make develop
make test

Build and check the package locally:

make check-dist

Release steps are in docs/publishing.md.

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