spac.phenotyping.combine_phenotypes(data_df, phenotype_columns, multiple=True)

Combine multiple binary phenotype columns into a new column in a vectorized manner.

Parameters:

• data_df (pandas.DataFrame) – DataFrame containing the phenotype columns.

• phenotype_columns (list of str) – List of binary phenotype column names.

• multiple (bool, optional) – Whether to concatenate the names of multiple positive phenotypes. If False, all multiple positive phenotypes are labeled as “no_label”. Default is True.

Returns:

A Series representing the combined phenotype for each row.

Return type:

pandas.Series