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      "[Back to the GitHub repository](https://github.com/rasbt/python_reference)"
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      "%load_ext watermark\n",
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        "Sebastian Raschka 28/01/2015 \n",
        "\n",
        "CPython 3.4.2\n",
        "IPython 2.3.1\n",
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        "pandas 0.15.2\n"
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      "<font size=\"1.5em\">[More information](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/github/rasbt/python_reference/blob/master/ipython_magic/watermark.ipynb) about the `watermark` magic command extension.</font>"
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      "<br>\n",
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     "source": [
      "Things in Pandas I Wish I'd Had Known Earlier"
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     "source": [
      "This is just a small but growing collection of pandas snippets that I find occasionally and particularly useful -- consider it as my personal notebook. Suggestions, tips, and contributions are very, very welcome!"
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      "Sections"
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      "- [Loading Some Example Data](#Loading-Some-Example-Data)\n",
      "- [Renaming Columns](#Renaming-Columns)\n",
      "    - [Converting Column Names to Lowercase](#Converting-Column-Names-to-Lowercase)\n",
      "    - [Renaming Particular Columns](#Renaming-Particular-Columns)\n",
      "- [Applying Computations Rows-wise](#Applying-Computations-Rows-wise)\n",
      "    - [Changing Values in a Column](#Changing-Values-in-a-Column)\n",
      "    - [Adding a New Column](#Adding-a-New-Column)\n",
      "    - [Applying Functions to Multiple Columns](#Applying-Functions-to-Multiple-Columns)\n",
      "- [Missing Values aka NaNs](#Missing-Values-aka-NaNs)\n",
      "    - [Counting Rows with NaNs](#Counting-Rows-with-NaNs)\n",
      "    - [Selecting NaN Rows](#Selecting-NaN-Rows)\n",
      "    - [Selecting non-NaN Rows](#Selecting-non-NaN-Rows)\n",
      "    - [Filling NaN Rows](#Filling-NaN-Rows)\n",
      "- [Appending Rows to a DataFrame](#Appending-Rows-to-a-DataFrame)\n",
      "- [Sorting and Reindexing DataFrames](#Sorting-and-Reindexing-DataFrames)\n",
      "- [Updating Columns](#Updating-Columns)\n",
      "- [Chaining Conditions - Using Bitwise Operators](#Chaining-Conditions---Using-Bitwise-Operators)"
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      "Loading Some Example Data"
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      "[[back to section overview](#Sections)]"
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      "I am heavily into sports prediction (via a machine learning approach) these days. So, let us use a (very) small subset of the soccer data that I am just working with."
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      "[[back to section overview](#Sections)]"
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      "[[back to section overview](#Sections)]"
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        "      <th>8</th>\n",
        "      <td>     Saido Berahino\\n Forward \u2014 West Brom</td>\n",
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        "      <td> 21</td>\n",
        "      <td> 9</td>\n",
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        "      <th>9</th>\n",
        "      <td>    Steven Gerrard\\n Midfield \u2014 Liverpool</td>\n",
        "      <td> 13.8</td>\n",
        "      <td> 20</td>\n",
        "      <td> 5</td>\n",
        "      <td>  1</td>\n",
        "      <td> 11</td>\n",
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        "7        Cesc F\u00e0bregas\\n Midfield \u2014 Chelsea   14.0     20      2       14   \n",
        "8      Saido Berahino\\n Forward \u2014 West Brom   13.8     21      9        0   \n",
        "9     Steven Gerrard\\n Midfield \u2014 Liverpool   13.8     20      5        1   \n",
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     "input": [
      "df['team'] = pd.Series('', index=df.index)\n",
      "\n",
      "# or\n",
      "df.insert(loc=8, column='position', value='') \n",
      "\n",
      "df.tail(3)"
     ],
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        "   shots_on_target  points_per_game  points position team  \n",
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      "def process_player_col(text):\n",
      "    name, rest = text.split('\\n')\n",
      "    position, team = [x.strip() for x in rest.split(' \u2014 ')]\n",
      "    return pd.Series([name, team, position])\n",
      "\n",
      "df[['player', 'team', 'position']] = df.player.apply(process_player_col)\n",
      "\n",
      "# modified after tip from reddit.com/user/hharison\n",
      "#\n",
      "# Alternative (inferior) approach:\n",
      "#\n",
      "#for idx,row in df.iterrows():\n",
      "#    name, position, team = process_player_col(row['player'])\n",
      "#    df.ix[idx, 'player'], df.ix[idx, 'position'], df.ix[idx, 'team'] = name, position, team\n",
      "    \n",
      "df.tail(3)"
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     "metadata": {},
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      "Applying Functions to Multiple Columns"
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     "input": [
      "cols = ['player', 'position', 'team']\n",
      "df[cols] = df[cols].applymap(lambda x: x.lower())\n",
      "df.head()"
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        "      <td> alexis s\u00e1nchez</td>\n",
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        "      <td>     yaya tour\u00e9</td>\n",
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        "      <th>4</th>\n",
        "      <td> \u00e1ngel di mar\u00eda</td>\n",
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        "2  alexis s\u00e1nchez   17.6    NaN     12        7               29   \n",
        "3      yaya tour\u00e9   16.6     18      7        1               19   \n",
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        "   points_per_game  points  position               team  \n",
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     "source": [
      "Missing Values aka NaNs"
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    },
    {
     "cell_type": "markdown",
     "metadata": {},
     "source": [
      "[[back to section overview](#Sections)]"
     ]
    },
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     "cell_type": "markdown",
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      "<br>\n",
      "<br>"
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     "level": 3,
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      "Counting Rows with NaNs"
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     "cell_type": "code",
     "collapsed": false,
     "input": [
      "nans = df.shape[0] - df.dropna().shape[0]\n",
      "\n",
      "print('%d rows have missing values' % nans)"
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     "language": "python",
     "metadata": {},
     "outputs": [
      {
       "output_type": "stream",
       "stream": "stdout",
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        "3 rows have missing values\n"
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      "Selecting NaN Rows"
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      "# Selecting all rows that have NaNs in the `assists` column\n",
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      "df[df['assists'].isnull()]"
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        "      <td> alexis s\u00e1nchez</td>\n",
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        "      <td>  7</td>\n",
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      "[[back to section overview](#Sections)]"
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      "[[back to section overview](#Sections)]"
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      "[[back to section overview](#Sections)]"
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        "           player salary  games  goals  assists  shots_on_target  \\\n",
        "0   sergio ag\u00fcero     20     16     14        3               34   \n",
        "1  alexis s\u00e1nchez     15      0     12        7               29   \n",
        "2  saido berahino   13.8     21      9        0               20   \n",
        "\n",
        "   points_per_game  points position             team  \n",
        "0            13.12  209.98  forward  manchester city  \n",
        "1            11.19  223.86  forward          arsenal  \n",
        "2             7.02  147.43  forward        west brom  "
       ]
      }
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    },
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     "source": [
      "<br>\n",
      "<br>"
     ]
    },
    {
     "cell_type": "heading",
     "level": 1,
     "metadata": {},
     "source": [
      "Chaining Conditions - Using Bitwise Operators"
     ]
    },
    {
     "cell_type": "markdown",
     "metadata": {},
     "source": [
      "[[back to section overview](#Sections)]"
     ]
    },
    {
     "cell_type": "code",
     "collapsed": false,
     "input": [
      "# Selecting only those players that either playing for Arsenal or Chelsea\n",
      "\n",
      "df[ (df['team'] == 'Arsenal') | (df['team'] == 'Chelsea') ]"
     ],
     "language": "python",
     "metadata": {},
     "outputs": [
      {
       "html": [
        "<div style=\"max-height:1000px;max-width:1500px;overflow:auto;\">\n",
        "<table border=\"1\" class=\"dataframe\">\n",
        "  <thead>\n",
        "    <tr style=\"text-align: right;\">\n",
        "      <th></th>\n",
        "      <th>player</th>\n",
        "      <th>salary</th>\n",
        "      <th>games</th>\n",
        "      <th>goals</th>\n",
        "      <th>assists</th>\n",
        "      <th>shots_on_target</th>\n",
        "      <th>points_per_game</th>\n",
        "      <th>points</th>\n",
        "      <th>position</th>\n",
        "      <th>team</th>\n",
        "    </tr>\n",
        "  </thead>\n",
        "  <tbody>\n",
        "  </tbody>\n",
        "</table>\n",
        "</div>"
       ],
       "metadata": {},
       "output_type": "pyout",
       "prompt_number": 21,
       "text": [
        "Empty DataFrame\n",
        "Columns: [player, salary, games, goals, assists, shots_on_target, points_per_game, points, position, team]\n",
        "Index: []"
       ]
      }
     ],
     "prompt_number": 21
    },
    {
     "cell_type": "code",
     "collapsed": false,
     "input": [
      "# Selecting forwards from Arsenal only\n",
      "\n",
      "df[ (df['team'] == 'Arsenal') & (df['position'] == 'Forward') ]"
     ],
     "language": "python",
     "metadata": {},
     "outputs": [
      {
       "html": [
        "<div style=\"max-height:1000px;max-width:1500px;overflow:auto;\">\n",
        "<table border=\"1\" class=\"dataframe\">\n",
        "  <thead>\n",
        "    <tr style=\"text-align: right;\">\n",
        "      <th></th>\n",
        "      <th>player</th>\n",
        "      <th>salary</th>\n",
        "      <th>games</th>\n",
        "      <th>goals</th>\n",
        "      <th>assists</th>\n",
        "      <th>shots_on_target</th>\n",
        "      <th>points_per_game</th>\n",
        "      <th>points</th>\n",
        "      <th>position</th>\n",
        "      <th>team</th>\n",
        "    </tr>\n",
        "  </thead>\n",
        "  <tbody>\n",
        "  </tbody>\n",
        "</table>\n",
        "</div>"
       ],
       "metadata": {},
       "output_type": "pyout",
       "prompt_number": 22,
       "text": [
        "Empty DataFrame\n",
        "Columns: [player, salary, games, goals, assists, shots_on_target, points_per_game, points, position, team]\n",
        "Index: []"
       ]
      }
     ],
     "prompt_number": 22
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