#### Code Sample, a copy-pastable example if possible ```python import pandas as pd import feather df1 = pd.DataFrame([1,2,3,1,2,4], columns=['a']) df1.a = df1.a.astype('category') print(df1.a.unique()) df1.to_feather('a.feather') df1 = feather.read_dataframe('a.feather') df1.a.unique() ```