lance.LanceDataset.sample - Lance documentation

lance.LanceDataset.sample(num_rows: int, columns: list[str] | dict[str, str] | None = None, randomize_order: bool = True, **kwargs) → Table

Select a random sample of data

Parameters:

num_rows : int¶: number of rows to retrieve
columns : list of str, or dict of str to str default None¶: List of column names to be fetched. Or a dictionary of column names to SQL expressions. All columns are fetched if None or unspecified.
**kwargs : dict, optional¶: see scanner() method for full parameter description.

Returns:

table

Return type:

Table