index_type()¶

audformat.index_type(obj)[source]¶

Derive index type.

Possible return values are given by audformat.define.IndexType.

Parameters: obj (Union[Index, Series, DataFrame]) – object conform to table specifications
Return type: IndexType
Returns: table type
Raises: ValueError – if not conform to table specifications

Examples

>>> index_type(filewise_index())
'filewise'
>>> index_type(segmented_index())
'segmented'