category-encoders

A package for encoding categorical variables for machine learning

category-encoders has been downloaded 107,848,118 times in total on PyPI, including 1,618,965 in the last 30 days. The latest version is 2.11.1, released Sep 8, 2026. It is distributed under the BSD-3 license.

Version2.11.1
Downloads
107.85M
LicenseBSD-3
AuthorPaulWestenthanner
UpdatedSep 8, 2026

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VersionsTotal2.*1.*
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Selected total14.40M
107.8MAll-time
1.6MLast 30 days
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Version distribution

Share of downloads by released version. Computed over the last quarter.

  • 01

    2.6.1

    1.3M downloads
    18.8%
  • 02

    2.7.0

    1.1M downloads
    15.9%
  • 03

    2.8.1

    1.0M downloads
    14.8%
  • 04

    2.9.0

    932.6k downloads
    13.2%
  • 05

    2.6.4

    543.8k downloads
    7.7%
  • 06

    2.10.0

    536.3k downloads
    7.6%
  • 07

    2.8.0

    397.0k downloads
    5.6%
  • 08

    2.2.2

    379.0k downloads
    5.4%
  • 09

    Other

    791.6k downloads
    11.2%

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