Source code for pandas_ta.statistics.median

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
from pandas_ta.utils import get_offset, verify_series


def median(close, length=None, offset=None, **kwargs):
    """Indicator: Median"""
    # Validate Arguments
    length = int(length) if length and length > 0 else 30
    min_periods = int(kwargs["min_periods"]) if "min_periods" in kwargs and kwargs["min_periods"] is not None else length
    close = verify_series(close, max(length, min_periods))
    offset = get_offset(offset)

    if close is None: return

    # Calculate Result
    median = close.rolling(length, min_periods=min_periods).median()

    # Offset
    if offset != 0:
        median = median.shift(offset)

    # Handle fills
    if "fillna" in kwargs:
        median.fillna(kwargs["fillna"], inplace=True)
    if "fill_method" in kwargs:
        median.fillna(method=kwargs["fill_method"], inplace=True)

    # Name & Category
    median.name = f"MEDIAN_{length}"
    median.category = "statistics"

    return median


median.__doc__ = \
"""Rolling Median

Rolling Median of over 'n' periods. Sibling of a Simple Moving Average.

Sources:
    https://www.incrediblecharts.com/indicators/median_price.php

Calculation:
    Default Inputs:
        length=30
    MEDIAN = close.rolling(length).median()

Args:
    close (pd.Series): Series of 'close's
    length (int): It's period. Default: 30
    offset (int): How many periods to offset the result. Default: 0

Kwargs:
    fillna (value, optional): pd.DataFrame.fillna(value)
    fill_method (value, optional): Type of fill method

Returns:
    pd.Series: New feature generated.
"""