anndata_rs.AnnData.subset

AnnData.subset(obs_indices=None, var_indices=None, *, out=None, inplace=True, backend=None)

Subsetting the AnnData object.

Parameters:

  • obs_indices – obs indices

  • var_indices – var indices

  • out (Path | None) – File name of the output .h5ad file. When inplace=False, the result is written to this file. If None, an in-memory AnnData is returned. This parameter is ignored when inplace=True.

  • inplace (bool) – Whether to modify the AnnData object in place or return a new AnnData object.

  • backend (str | None) – The backend to use. “hdf5” or “zarr” are supported.

Return type:

Optional[AnnData]