Python:Pandas .at[]
Published Sep 1, 2024
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In Pandas, the .at[] function is used as an accessor to fetch a specific value from a DataFrame using row and column pairs.
Syntax
dataframe.at[index, label]
index: The index (or row label) where the specific value is located or where you want to set the value.label: The label (or column name) where the specific value is located or where you want to set the value.
The result returned is a single element located at the specified position within the DataFrame.
Example
The following example shows the use of the .at[] accessor function:
import pandas as pd# Create a DataFrame with two columns 'A' and 'B'df = pd.DataFrame({'A': [1, 2], 'B': [3, 4]})# Use .at[] to access the element at row 0, column 'B'element = df.at[0, 'B']# Print the accessed elementprint(element)
The output of the code is as follows:
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Codebyte Example
Run the following codebyte to understand how the .at[] accessor is used to access a specific element in a DataFrame at a given row and column label:
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