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This PR adds between_time and at_time methods to IndexedFrame, closing #9634.

  • between_time selects rows whose DatetimeIndex falls within a given time-of-day range, supporting the inclusive parameter ("both", "neither", "left", "right") to match pandas' current API, including the wraparound case where start_time > end_time.
  • at_time selects rows matching an exact time of day.

I validated the core logic (basic ranges, wraparound ranges, all four inclusive modes, and error handling) against real pandas output for correctness. I don't have GPU access to test this against a live cuDF DatetimeIndex, so I'm opening this as a draft — happy to iterate based on CI results or reviewer feedback.

I used AI tools to help write and debug this implementation, and reviewed the resulting code myself before submitting.

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Cast idx.hour/minute/second to int32 before multiplying, since cuDF
returns int16 for these which overflows for times after ~9:06 AM
(12:00 -> 43200 seconds exceeds int16 max of 32767). Verified fix
against real cuDF DatetimeIndex in Colab; between_time and at_time
now match pandas expected output including the 12:00 edge case.
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Found and fixed an int16 overflow bug in the time-to-seconds conversion. cuDF's idx.hour/minute/second return int16, which overflows for times after ~9:06 AM (12:00 → 43200 seconds exceeds int16's max of 32767, wrapping to a negative value and silently breaking the comparison).

Verified against a real cuDF DatetimeIndex in Colab — both between_time and at_time now correctly match pandas' expected output, including the 12:00 edge case that originally exposed the bug. Fixed by casting idx.hour/minute/second to int32 before the arithmetic.

Happy to iterate further based on CI results or reviewer feedback.

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This PR is still missing a category/breaking-change label based on the Label Checker I don't have permission to add labels myself. Could a maintainer help add the appropriate one? Thanks!

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  • New Features
    • Added time-based row filtering for selecting records within specified time ranges, including ranges that cross midnight.
    • Added inclusive, exclusive, and partially inclusive boundary options.
    • Added exact-time filtering for records matching a specified time.
    • Preserved fractional-second precision during time-based filtering.
    • Added validation for datetime indexes and supported row-axis selection, including rejection of unsupported column-axis filtering.

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Added IndexedFrame.between_time and IndexedFrame.at_time with microsecond-resolution filtering for DatetimeIndex rows. between_time supports inclusive and midnight-crossing ranges. at_time rejects column-axis selection.

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Datetime time filtering

Layer / File(s) Summary
Between-time filtering
python/cudf/cudf/core/indexed_frame.py, python/cudf/cudf/tests/dataframe/methods/test_between_time_at_time.py
between_time validates the index and inclusive value, compares int64 microsecond offsets, handles inclusive and midnight-crossing ranges, and includes pandas-comparison and validation tests.
Exact-time filtering
python/cudf/cudf/core/indexed_frame.py, python/cudf/cudf/tests/dataframe/methods/test_between_time_at_time.py
at_time validates the index and axis, filters rows by microsecond-resolution time equality, and includes pandas-comparison and error tests.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to ab70d

The new time-filtering APIs can return incorrect rows for timezone-aware inputs and do not support the documented column-axis form of at_time, causing valid calls to fail. These bounded correctness issues should be fixed or explicitly accepted before merge.

Suggested reviewers: mroeschke, galipremsagar

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In `@python/cudf/cudf/core/indexed_frame.py`:
- Around line 2551-2554: The IndexedFrame.at_time method currently rejects
axis=1 and validates the wrong index. Resolve the axis before validation,
support axis=1 by obtaining the DatetimeIndex from self._data.to_pandas_index,
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- Around line 2498-2502: The time-of-day calculations in between_time and
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- Around line 2565-2572: Resolve the merge conflict in the at_time-related
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I intentionally scoped axis=1 support out of this PR it requires filtering columns by time-of-day when columns form a DatetimeIndex, which felt like a separate feature. Happy to add it here or in a follow-up PR if preferred.

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2555-2556: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major

Resolve the documented axis=1 contract.

at_time documents axis=1/"columns" but always raises for that value. A DataFrame with a DatetimeIndex on its columns therefore cannot use the documented operation. Implement column-axis selection, or remove 1/"columns" from the public contract until it is supported.

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As per coding guidelines: python/**/cudf/**/*.py: API should match pandas behavior where documented.

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In `@python/cudf/cudf/core/indexed_frame.py` around lines 2555 - 2556, Update the
at_time axis handling in indexed_frame.py so axis=1/"columns" performs the
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In `@python/cudf/cudf/core/indexed_frame.py`:
- Around line 2501-2504: Update the row-seconds calculation before the
wrapped-range branch so nullable row_secs values are filled with -1, matching
DatetimeIndex.indexer_between_time and preserving NaT rows when applying the
boolean mask. Keep the existing comparison and masking behavior unchanged for
non-null values.
- Around line 2492-2494: Add tracked unit tests and benchmarks for the
between_time and at_time methods, covering fractional seconds, every inclusive
mode, midnight wraparound, NaT values, invalid indexes, and invalid axes. Keep
the existing implementation unchanged unless tests expose a necessary defect,
and place coverage in the established Python test and benchmark suites.

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axis=1/"columns" performs the documented column-based time selection for
DataFrames with a DatetimeIndex, matching pandas behavior; alternatively remove
that axis value from the public contract and documentation if support is not
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return (
t.hour * 3600 + t.minute * 60 + t.second
) * 1_000_000 + t.microsecond

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Add unit tests and benchmarks for between_time and at_time.

The reviewed commit changes only indexed_frame.py, and no tracked Python test or benchmark covers these methods. Cover fractional seconds, all inclusive modes, midnight wraparound, NaT, invalid indexes, and invalid axes.

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In `@python/cudf/cudf/core/indexed_frame.py` around lines 2492 - 2494, Add tracked
unit tests and benchmarks for the between_time and at_time methods, covering
fractional seconds, every inclusive mode, midnight wraparound, NaT values,
invalid indexes, and invalid axes. Keep the existing implementation unchanged
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Thanks for the PR!

We also run the pandas tests with cudf.pandas enabled. There might be some skips to remove at

"tests/copy_view/test_methods.py::test_between_time[obj0]": "TODO: Add a reason for failure",
"tests/copy_view/test_methods.py::test_between_time[obj1]": "TODO: Add a reason for failure",
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inclusive: str = "both",

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Let's be consistent about types in the signature.

Pandas also includes an axis=None argument. Should we support that? Handle it similar to other cases in cudf-pandas.

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@TomAugspurger TomAugspurger added improvement Improvement / enhancement to an existing function non-breaking Non-breaking change labels Sep 2, 2026
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Addressed all feedback: between_time/at_time now reuse DatetimeIndex.indexer_between_time (and _time_to_micros) instead of custom logic, axis now accepts None per pandas' signature, and removed the obsolete cudf.pandas skip entries for test_between_time. Ready for review.

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IIUC, these methods should now work on both DataFrame and Series, but I think the tests only cover DataFrame. Can you check that we have at least one test for Series.between_time and Series.at? I don't think either implementation has logic that depends on Series vs. DataFrame, so a single basic test should be sufficient.

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Agreed, respective Series tests in its own directory would be helpful

from cudf.testing import assert_eq


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Can you make this a pytest fixture?

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Fixed a real indentation bug in between_time (it was nested one level too deep, likely causing the CI failures). Also converted the DataFrame test helper to a proper @pytest.fixture and added basic Series.between_time/Series.at_time tests as requested. Ready for another look.

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Found and fixed the actual cause of the CI test failures: between_time/at_time were leaving the result's DatetimeIndex.freq unchanged after filtering, but pandas always resets freq to None post-filter since the remaining rows are no longer evenly spaced. This was showing up as AssertionError: (None, <N * Minutes/Hours>) across all 9 failing tests. Fixed by explicitly clearing _freq on the result index. Ready for another CI run.

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