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# pandas.Panel4D.as_blocks

`Panel4D.``as_blocks`(columns=None)

  Convert the frame to a dict of dtype -> Constructor Types that each has a homogeneous dtype.

  are presented in sorted order unless a specific list of columns is provided.

  NOTE: the dtypes of the blocks WILL BE PRESERVED HERE (unlike in
    as_matrix)

  Parameters : | columns : array-like Specific column order
  Returns : | values : a list of Object

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