Trouble with Polars slice
2 posts from 2 people2d activeFading, +0 this weekunverified
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Predicate pushdown into a shared cache applies a filter below each branch's slice
### Checks - [x] I have checked that this issue has not already been reported. - [x] I have confirmed this bug exists on the [latest version](https://pypi.org/project/polars/) of Polars. ### Reproducible example ### Log output ### Issue description The filtered result is empty...
`Series.slice` function behaves incorrectly (vs `slice` as an expression)
### Checks - [x] I have checked that this issue has not already been reported. - [x] I have confirmed this bug exists on the [latest version](https://pypi.org/project/polars/) of Polars. ### Reproducible example ### Log output ### Issue description the `series.slice(-5)` call...
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2 posts from 2 people in 1 place, about 1 a week over 39 days. Mostly on pola-rs/polars. Tools named alongside: PyPI.
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Posts about Polars with no known issue, sharing the word "slice". First post Sep 6, 2026, latest Oct 14, 2026. Unverified: fewer than 3 posts, or one person or place only. Method
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