t = pd.Categorical(['a', 'b', 'c', 'a'], ordered=True) >>> ser = pd.Series(raw_cat) >>> ser.cat.ordered True >>> ser = ser.cat.as_unordered() >>> ser.cat.ordered False For :class:`pandas.CategoricalIndex`: >>> ci = pd.CategoricalIndex(['a', 'b', 'c', 'a'], ordered=True) >>> ci.ordered True >>> ci = ci.as_unordered() >>> ci.ordered False Frß