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#  pandas.Series.factorize  #

Series.  factorize  (  _ sort  =  False  _ , _ use_na_sentinel  =  True  _ )
[ [source]  ](https://github.com/pandas-
dev/pandas/blob/v2.2.2/pandas/core/base.py#L1177-L1208) #

    

Encode the object as an enumerated type or categorical variable.

This method is useful for obtaining a numeric represe