Pandas Basics Cheat Sheet



Pandas cheat sheet¶¶

Pandas is Python Data Analysis library. Series and Dataframes are major data structures in Pandas. Pandas is built on top of NumPy arrays.

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ToC

  • Series
  • DataFrames
    • Slicing and dicing DataFrames
    • Conditional selection
    • Operations on DataFrames
    • DataFrame index

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Series¶¶

Series is 1 dimensional data structure. It is similar to numpy array, but each data point has a label in the place of an index.

Create a series¶¶

Thus Series can have different datatypes.

Operations on series¶¶

You can add, multiply and other numerical opertions on Series just like on numpy arrays.

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When labels dont match, it puts a nan. Thus when two series are added, you may or may not get the same number of elements

DataFrames¶¶

Creating dataFrames¶¶

Pandas DataFrames are built on top of Series. It looks similar to a NumPy array, but has labels for both columns and rows.

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Slicing and dicing DataFrames¶¶

You can access DataFrames similar to Series and slice it similar to NumPy arrays

Access columns¶¶
Accessing using index number¶¶

If you don’t know the labels, but know the index like in an array, use iloc and pass the index number.

Dicing DataFrames¶¶

Dicing using labels > use DataFrameObj.loc[[row_labels],[col_labels]]

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Conditional selection¶¶

When running a condition on a DataFrame, you are returned a Bool dataframe.

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Chaining conditions¶¶

In a Pythonic way, you can chain conditions

Multiple conditions¶¶

You can select dataframe elements with multiple conditions. Note cannot use Python and , or. Instead use &, |

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Operations on DataFrames¶¶

Adding new columns¶¶

Create new columns just like adding a kvp to a dictionary.

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Dropping rows and columns¶¶

Row labels are axis = 0 and columns are axis = 1

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Car10.1343020.6252070.9709810.717605
Car20.7137660.7731820.0596890.450899
Car30.0589900.9043010.4314870.087683
Car40.5098910.5010370.2442790.763135
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Car10.1343020.6252070.9709810.7176051.435210
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Car40.5098910.5010370.2442790.7631351.526270
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Car10.1343020.6252070.9709810.7176051.43521
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DataFrame Index¶¶

So far, Car1, Car2.. is the index for rows. If you would like to set a different column as an index, use set_index. If you want to make index as a column rather, and use numerals for index, use reset_index

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Set index¶¶
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Car30.8847830.2338030.6916390.725398taurus
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mustang0.6930380.7168240.7669370.490821mustang
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This cheat sheet is a quick reference for data wrangling with Pandas, complete with code samples.

by Karlijn Willems

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By now, you’ll already know the Pandas library is one of the most preferred tools for data manipulation and analysis, and you’ll have explored the fast, flexible, and expressive Pandas data structures, maybe with the help of DataCamp’s Pandas Basics cheat sheet.

Yet, there is still much functionality that is built into this package to explore, especially when you get hands-on with the data: you’ll need to reshape or rearrange your data, iterate over DataFrames, visualize your data, and much more. And this might be even more difficult than “just” mastering the basics.

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