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featuretools.entityset.EntitySet.get_backward_dataframes

EntitySet.get_backward_dataframes(dataframe_name, deep=False)[source]

Get dataframes that are in a backward relationship with dataframe

Parameters
  • dataframe_name (str) – Name of dataframe to search from.

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

Yields a tuple of (descendent_name, path from dataframe_name to descendant).