Cannot filter for strings about nodejs-polars

[universalmind303]

when using strings, you need to use lit

df.filter(pl.col("foo").eq(pl.lit("b"))

[daolanfler]

I think the filter api's doc needs an update. it's not using pl.lit when comparing strings ....

[badele]

I'm using Polars with JavaScript (Deno). I spent a considerable amount of time searching through the documentation before stumbling upon this issue (it was the last test I performed before deciding to stop using Polars).

It seems necessary to either create an alias like compareString or clearly state in the documentation that, since the Polar version for Node.js, it is now required to use the following code:

const scan = await pl.scanCSV("database/.export/symbols_history.csv", {
  sep: ";",
  quoteChar: '"',
  parseDates: true,
}).select(["SYMBOL", "DATE", "Industry", "price"])
  .filter(
    pl.col("SYMBOL").eq(pl.lit("AI")),
  )
  .collect();

This could prevent any confusion and facilitate the transition to the new Polar practices."