Check if the Index has duplicate values.
Whether or not the Index has duplicate values.
See also
Index.is_uniqueInverse method that checks if it has unique values.
Examples
>>> idx = pd.Index([1, 5, 7, 7])
>>> idx.has_duplicates
True
>>> idx = pd.Index([1, 5, 7])
>>> idx.has_duplicates
False
>>> idx = pd.Index(["Watermelon", "Orange", "Apple",
... "Watermelon"]).astype("category")
>>> idx.has_duplicates
True
>>> idx = pd.Index(["Orange", "Apple",
... "Watermelon"]).astype("category")
>>> idx.has_duplicates
False
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