pycancensus.parent_census_vectors

pycancensus.parent_census_vectors(vectors: str | List[str], dataset: str | None = None, use_cache: bool = True, api_key: str | None = None) → DataFrame[source]

Get parent vectors for given child vectors.

Parameters:

  • vectors (str or list of str) – Vector IDs to find parents for

  • dataset (str, optional) – Dataset to search in. If None, inferred from vectors

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

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

Returns:

DataFrame with parent vector information

Return type:

pd.DataFrame