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#  pandas.CategoricalIndex.remove_unused_categories  #

CategoricalIndex.  remove_unused_categories  (  _ *  args  _ , _ **  kwargs  _
)  [ [source]  ](https://github.com/pandas-
dev/pandas/blob/v2.2.2/pandas/core/indexes/extension.py#L92-L102) #

    

Remove categories which are not used.

Returns  :

    

Categorical

    

Categorical with unused categories dropped.

See also

[ ` rename_categories  `
](pandas.CategoricalIndex.rename_categories.html#pandas.CategoricalIndex.rename_categories
"pandas.CategoricalIndex.rename_categories")

    

Rename categories.

[ ` reorder_categories  `
](pandas.CategoricalIndex.reorder_categories.html#pandas.CategoricalIndex.reorder_categories
"pandas.CategoricalIndex.reorder_categories")

    

Reorder categories.

[ ` add_categories  `
](pandas.CategoricalIndex.add_categories.html#pandas.CategoricalIndex.add_categories
"pandas.CategoricalIndex.add_categories")

    

Add new categories.

[ ` remove_categories  `
](pandas.CategoricalIndex.remove_categories.html#pandas.CategoricalIndex.remove_categories
"pandas.CategoricalIndex.remove_categories")

    

Remove the specified