Is there sklearn support for using the Panda Categorical data type directly in fit models? From what I saw, sklearn does not support this data type, which is unsuccessful because the categorical data type encodes categorical data and contains a data mapping scheme. In addition, categorical coding is a pure data processing / processing problem, so it seems more natural that Pandas will work with it.
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I understand that there are several coding methods for categorical variables in Pandas and sklearn - this is not what I am asking.
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