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featuretools.entityset.EntitySet.get_backward_entities

EntitySet.get_backward_entities(entity_id, deep=False)[source]

Get entities that are in a backward relationship with entity

Parameters
  • entity_id (str) – Id entity of entity to search from.

  • deep (bool) – if True, recursively find backward entities.

Yields a tuple of (descendent_id, path from entity_id to descendant).