result_format

The result_format parameter may be either a string or a dictionary which specifies the fields to return in result.
  • For string usage, see result_format.
  • For dictionary usage, result_format which may include the following keys:
    • result_format: Sets the fields to return in result.
    • partial_unexpected_count: Sets the number of results to include in partial_unexpected_count, if applicable.

result_format

Great Expectations supports four values for result_format: BOOLEAN_ONLY, BASIC, SUMMARY, and COMPLETE. Each successive value includes more detail and so can support different use cases for working with Great Expectations, including interactive exploratory work and automatic validation.

Fields within result BOOLEAN_ONLY BASIC SUMMARY COMPLETE
element_count no yes yes yes
missing_count no yes yes yes
missing_percent no yes yes yes
detail (dictionary) Defined on a per-expectation basis
Fields defined only for column_map_expectation type expectations:
unexpected_count no yes yes yes
unexpected_percent no yes yes yes
unexpected_percent_nonmissing no yes yes yes
partial_unexpected_list no yes yes yes
partial_unexpected_index_list no no yes yes
partial_unexpected_counts no no yes yes
unexpected_index_list no no no yes
unexpected_list no no no yes
Fields defined only for column_aggregate_expectation type expectations:
observed_value no yes yes yes
details (e.g. statistical details) no no yes yes
result_format Setting Example use case
BOOLEAN_ONLY Automatic validation. No result is returned.
BASIC Exploratory analysis in a notebook.
SUMMARY Detailed exploratory work with follow-on investigation.
COMPLETE Debugging pipelines or developing detailed regression tests.

result_format examples

>> print(list(my_df.my_var))
['A', 'B', 'B', 'C', 'C', 'C', 'D', 'D', 'D', 'D', 'E', 'E', 'E', 'E', 'E', 'F', 'F', 'F', 'F', 'F', 'F', 'G', 'G', 'G', 'G', 'G', 'G', 'G', 'H', 'H', 'H', 'H', 'H', 'H', 'H', 'H']

>> my_df.expect_column_values_to_be_in_set(
    "my_var",
    ["B", "C", "D", "F", "G", "H"],
    result_format={'result_format': 'BOOLEAN_ONLY'}
)
{
    'success': False
}

>> my_df.expect_column_values_to_be_in_set(
    "my_var",
    ["B", "C", "D", "F", "G", "H"],
    result_format={'result_format': 'BASIC'}
)
{
    'success': False,
    'result': {
        'unexpected_count': 6,
        'unexpected_percent': 0.16666666666666666,
        'unexpected_percent_nonmissing': 0.16666666666666666,
        'partial_unexpected_list': ['A', 'E', 'E', 'E', 'E', 'E']
    }
}

>> expect_column_values_to_match_regex(
    "my_column",
    "[A-Z][a-z]+",
    result_format={'result_format': 'SUMMARY'}
)
{
    'success': False,
    'result': {
        'element_count': 36,
        'unexpected_count': 6,
        'unexpected_percent': 0.16666666666666666,
        'unexpected_percent_nonmissing': 0.16666666666666666,
        'missing_count': 0,
        'missing_percent': 0.0,
        'partial_unexpected_counts': [{'value': 'A', 'count': 1}, {'value': 'E', 'count': 5}],
        'partial_unexpected_index_list': [0, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14],
        'partial_unexpected_list': ['A', 'E', 'E', 'E', 'E', 'E']
    }
}

>> my_df.expect_column_values_to_be_in_set(
    "my_var",
    ["B", "C", "D", "F", "G", "H"],
    result_format={'result_format': 'COMPLETE'}
)
{
    'success': False,
    'result': {
        'unexpected_index_list': [0, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14],
        'unexpected_list': ['A', 'E', 'E', 'E', 'E', 'E']
    }
}

The out-of-the-box default is {‘result_format’=’BASIC’}.

Behavior for BOOLEAN_ONLY

When the result_format is BOOLEAN_ONLY, no result is returned. The result of evaluating the expectation is exclusively returned via the value of the success parameter.

For example:

>> my_df.expect_column_values_to_be_in_set(
    "possible_benefactors",
    ["Joe Gargery", "Mrs. Gargery", "Mr. Pumblechook", "Ms. Havisham", "Mr. Jaggers"]
    result_format={'result_format': 'BOOLEAN_ONLY'}
)
{
    'success': False
}

>> my_df.expect_column_values_to_be_in_set(
    "possible_benefactors",
    ["Joe Gargery", "Mrs. Gargery", "Mr. Pumblechook", "Ms. Havisham", "Mr. Jaggers", "Mr. Magwitch"]
    result_format={'result_format': 'BOOLEAN_ONLY'}
)
{
    'success': False
}

Behavior for BASIC

A result is generated with a basic justification for why an expectation was met or not. The format is intended for quick, at-a-glance feedback. For example, it tends to work well in jupyter notebooks.

Great Expectations has standard behavior for support for describing the results of column_map_expectation and column_aggregate_expectation expectations.

column_map_expectation applies a boolean test function to each element within a column, and so returns a list of unexpected values to justify the expectation result.

The basic result includes:

{
    "success" : Boolean,
    "result" : {
        "partial_unexpected_list" : [A list of up to 20 values that violate the expectation]
        "unexpected_count" : The total count of unexpected values in the column
        "unexpected_percent" : The overall percent of unexpected values
        "unexpected_percent_nonmissing" : The percent of unexpected values, excluding missing values from the denominator
    }
}

Note: when unexpected values are duplicated, unexpected_list will contain multiple copies of the value.

[1,2,2,3,3,3,None,None,None,None]

expect_column_values_to_be_unique

{
    "success" : Boolean,
    "result" : {
        "partial_unexpected_list" : [2,2,3,3,3]
        "unexpected_count" : 5,
        "unexpected_percent" : 0.5,
        "unexpected_percent_nonmissing" : 0.8333333
    }
}

column_aggregate_expectation computes a single aggregate value for the column, and so returns a single observed_value to justify the expectation result.

The basic result includes:

{
    "success" : Boolean,
    "result" : {
        "observed_value" : The aggregate statistic computed for the column
    }
}

For example:

[1, 1, 2, 2]

expect_column_mean_to_be_between

{
    "success" : Boolean,
    "result" : {
        "observed_value" : 1.5
    }
}

Behavior for SUMMARY

A result is generated with a summary justification for why an expectation was met or not. The format is intended for more detailed exploratory work and includes additional information beyond what is included by BASIC. For example, it can support generating dashboard results of whether a set of expectations are being met.

Great Expectations has standard behavior for support for describing the results of column_map_expectation and column_aggregate_expectation expectations.

column_map_expectation applies a boolean test function to each element within a column, and so returns a list of unexpected values to justify the expectation result.

The summary result includes:

{
    'success': False,
    'result': {
        'element_count': The total number of values in the column
        'unexpected_count': The total count of unexpected values in the column (also in `BASIC`)
        'unexpected_percent': The overall percent of unexpected values (also in `BASIC`)
        'unexpected_percent_nonmissing': The percent of unexpected values, excluding missing values from the denominator (also in `BASIC`)
        "partial_unexpected_list" : [A list of up to 20 values that violate the expectation] (also in `BASIC`)
        'missing_count': The number of missing values in the column
        'missing_percent': The total percent of missing values in the column
        'partial_unexpected_counts': [{A list of objects with value and counts, showing the number of times each of the unexpected values occurs}]
        'partial_unexpected_index_list': [A list of up to 20 of the indices of the unexpected values in the column]
    }
}

For example:

{
    'success': False,
    'result': {
        'element_count': 36,
        'unexpected_count': 6,
        'unexpected_percent': 0.16666666666666666,
        'unexpected_percent_nonmissing': 0.16666666666666666,
        'missing_count': 0,
        'missing_percent': 0.0,
        'partial_unexpected_counts': [{'value': 'A', 'count': 1}, {'value': 'E', 'count': 5}],
        'partial_unexpected_index_list': [0, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14],
        'partial_unexpected_list': ['A', 'E', 'E', 'E', 'E', 'E']
    }
}

column_aggregate_expectation computes a single aggregate value for the column, and so returns a true_value to justify the expectation result. It also includes additional information regarding observed values and counts, depending on the specific expectation.

The summary result includes:

{
    'success': False,
    'result': {
        'true_value': The aggregate statistic computed for the column (also in `BASIC`)
        'element_count': The total number of values in the column
        'missing_count':  The number of missing values in the column
        'missing_percent': The total percent of missing values in the column
        'details': {<expectation-specific result justification fields>}
    }
}

For example:

[1, 1, 2, 2, NaN]

expect_column_mean_to_be_between

{
    "success" : Boolean,
    "result" : {
        "true_value" : 1.5,
        'element_count': 5,
        'missing_count: 1,
        'missing_percent: 0.2
    }
}

Behavior for COMPLETE

A result is generated with all available justification for why an expectation was met or not. The format is intended for debugging pipelines or developing detailed regression tests.

Great Expectations has standard behavior for support for describing the results of column_map_expectation and column_aggregate_expectation expectations.

column_map_expectation applies a boolean test function to each element within a column, and so returns a list of unexpected values to justify the expectation result.

The complete result includes:

{
    'success': False,
    'result': {
        "unexpected_list" : [A list of all values that violate the expectation]
        'unexpected_index_list': [A list of the indices of the unexpected values in the column]
        'element_count': The total number of values in the column (also in `SUMMARY`)
        'unexpected_count': The total count of unexpected values in the column (also in `SUMMARY`)
        'unexpected_percent': The overall percent of unexpected values (also in `SUMMARY`)
        'unexpected_percent_nonmissing': The percent of unexpected values, excluding missing values from the denominator (also in `SUMMARY`)
        'missing_count': The number of missing values in the column  (also in `SUMMARY`)
        'missing_percent': The total percent of missing values in the column  (also in `SUMMARY`)
    }
}

For example:

{
    'success': False,
    'result': {
        'element_count': 36,
        'unexpected_count': 6,
        'unexpected_percent': 0.16666666666666666,
        'unexpected_percent_nonmissing': 0.16666666666666666,
        'missing_count': 0,
        'missing_percent': 0.0,
        'unexpected_index_list': [0, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14],
        'unexpected_list': ['A', 'E', 'E', 'E', 'E', 'E']
    }
}

column_aggregate_expectation computes a single aggregate value for the column, and so returns a true_value to justify the expectation result. It also includes additional information regarding observed values and counts, depending on the specific expectation.

The complete result includes:

{
    'success': False,
    'result': {
        'true_value': The aggregate statistic computed for the column (also in `SUMMARY`)
        'element_count': The total number of values in the column (also in `SUMMARY`)
        'missing_count':  The number of missing values in the column (also in `SUMMARY`)
        'missing_percent': The total percent of missing values in the column (also in `SUMMARY`)
        'details': {<expectation-specific result justification fields, which may be more detailed than in `SUMMARY`>}
    }
}

For example:

[1, 1, 2, 2, NaN]

expect_column_mean_to_be_between

{
    "success" : Boolean,
    "result" : {
        "true_value" : 1.5,
        'element_count': 5,
        'missing_count: 1,
        'missing_percent: 0.2
    }
}