daft.Expression.image.encode

daft.Expression.image.encode#

Expression.image.encode(image_format: str | daft.daft.ImageFormat) Expression[source]#

Encode an image column as the provided image file format, returning a binary column of encoded bytes.

Parameters:

image_format – The image file format into which the images will be encoded.

Returns:

A Binary expression representing a binary column of encoded image bytes.

Return type:

Expression