add column.n_unique (#337)

data-apis · Dec 7, 2023 · 44331de · 44331de
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diff --git a/spec/API_specification/dataframe_api/column_object.py b/spec/API_specification/dataframe_api/column_object.py
@@ -750,6 +750,17 @@ def var(
         """
         ...
 
+    def n_unique(self, *, skip_nulls: bool = True) -> Scalar:
+        """Return number of unique values.
+
+        Notes
+        -----
+        If the original column(s) contain multiple `'NaN'` values, then
+        they only count as one distinct value.
+        Likewise for null values (if ``skip_nulls=False``).
+        """
+        ...
+
     def cumulative_max(self) -> Self:
         """Reduction returns a Column.