Source code for evalml.data_checks.data_check

"""Base class for all data checks."""

from abc import ABC, abstractmethod

from evalml.utils import classproperty


[docs]class DataCheck(ABC): """Base class for all data checks. Data checks are a set of heuristics used to determine if there are problems with input data. """ @classproperty def name(cls): """Return a name describing the data check.""" return str(cls.__name__)
[docs] @abstractmethod def validate(self, X, y=None): """Inspect and validate the input data, runs any necessary calculations or algorithms, and returns a list of warnings and errors if applicable. Args: X (pd.DataFrame): The input data of shape [n_samples, n_features] y (pd.Series, optional): The target data of length [n_samples] Returns: dict (DataCheckMessage): Dictionary of DataCheckError and DataCheckWarning messages """