# get_output_format()


Return the current dataset output format.


Usage

``` python
get_output_format()
```


Context-local: the one set in this thread or asyncio task, or the default `"polars"`.


## Returns


`OutputFormat`  
`"arrow"`, `"polars"` (the default) or `"pandas"`.


## Examples

``` python
>>> pharmadata.get_output_format()
'polars'
```