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Description
def factorize(values, sort=False, order=None, na_sentinel=-1):
"""
Encode input values as an enumerated type or categorical variable
Parameters
----------
values : ndarray (1-d)
Sequence
sort : boolean, default False
Sort by values
order :
na_sentinel: int, default -1
Value to mark "not found"
Returns
-------
labels : the indexer to the original array
uniques : the unique values
note: an array of Periods will ignore sort as it returns an always sorted PeriodIndex
"""
But it isn't used anywhere. Technically this is an API change, if people aren't using kwargs. So I'll add it to the deprecation list.