pycancensus.find_census_vectors

pycancensus.find_census_vectors(dataset: str, query: str, search_type: str = 'keyword', use_cache: bool = True, api_key: str | None = None) DataFrame[source]

Enhanced vector search with multiple search types.

Parameters:
  • dataset (str) – Dataset to search in

  • query (str) – Search query

  • search_type (str, default "keyword") – Type of search: “keyword”, “exact”, “regex”

  • use_cache (bool, default True) – Whether to use cached data if available

  • api_key (str, optional) – API key for CensusMapper API

Returns:

Matching vectors with relevance information

Return type:

pd.DataFrame