Method diff

dask/dataframe/dask_expr/_collection.py:2040–2060

.. note:: Pandas currently uses an ``object``-dtype column to represent boolean data with missing values. This can cause issues for boolean-specific operations, like ``|``. To enable boolean- specific operations, at the cost of metadata that does

(self, periods=1, axis=0)

    @derived_from(pd.DataFrame)
    def diff(self, periods=1, axis=0):
        """
        .. note::

           Pandas currently uses an ``object``-dtype column to represent
           boolean data with missing values. This can cause issues for
           boolean-specific operations, like ``|``. To enable boolean-
           specific operations, at the cost of metadata that doesn't match
           pandas, use ``.astype(bool)`` after the ``shift``.
        """
        axis = _validate_axis(axis)
        if axis == 0:
            return new_collection(Diff(self, periods))
        return self.map_partitions(
            func=Diff.func,
            enforce_metadata=False,
            transform_divisions=False,
            clear_divisions=False,
            periods=periods,
            axis=axis,
        )

    @derived_from(pd.DataFrame)
    def rename_axis(