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Truncating a Series in pandas means selecting a subset of the Series between two specified index values. In this tutorial, we'll guide you through the process of truncating a Series before and after some index values.
First, ensure you have pandas installed:
pip install pandas
import pandas as pd
Let's create a Series with an integer index for this example:
data = pd.Series([10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70], index=[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]) print(data)
To truncate the Series, you can use the truncate()
method by specifying the before
and after
parameters:
truncated_data = data.truncate(before=2, after=5) print(truncated_data)
This will give you a new Series that includes values between the indices 2 and 5.
Truncation is especially useful when working with time series data. Let's see an example:
date_rng = pd.date_range(start='2022-01-01', end='2022-01-10', freq='D') time_series = pd.Series(range(10), index=date_rng) print(time_series)
Now, let's truncate this time series data:
truncated_time_series = time_series.truncate(before="2022-01-03", after="2022-01-07") print(truncated_time_series)
This will give you a subset of the Series from January 3rd to January 7th.
before
and after
arguments are inclusive.before
or after
is not specified, the Series will be truncated from the beginning or up to the end, respectively.The truncate()
method in pandas allows you to select a contiguous subset of a Series or DataFrame between specified index values. This functionality is particularly handy when working with time series data where you might want to focus on a particular date range.
Truncate Pandas Series before specific index:
import pandas as pd # Sample Series data = pd.Series([1, 2, 3, 4, 5], index=['A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E']) # Truncate before index 'C' truncated_series = data[:'C']
Truncate Pandas Series after certain index:
import pandas as pd # Sample Series data = pd.Series([1, 2, 3, 4, 5], index=['A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E']) # Truncate after index 'C' truncated_series = data['A':'C']
Slicing a Pandas Series by index:
import pandas as pd # Sample Series data = pd.Series([1, 2, 3, 4, 5], index=['A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E']) # Slice based on index sliced_series = data['B':'D']
Using iloc to truncate a Pandas Series:
.iloc
indexer to truncate a Pandas Series based on integer position.import pandas as pd # Sample Series data = pd.Series([1, 2, 3, 4, 5]) # Truncate before index 3 using iloc truncated_series = data.iloc[:3]
How to truncate a Series in Pandas:
.iloc
to truncate a Pandas Series.import pandas as pd # Sample Series data = pd.Series([1, 2, 3, 4, 5]) # Truncate using slicing or iloc truncated_series = data[:3]
Pandas Series slicing and truncating examples:
import pandas as pd # Sample Series data = pd.Series([1, 2, 3, 4, 5], index=['A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E']) # Examples of slicing and truncating truncated_series_1 = data['B':'D'] truncated_series_2 = data.iloc[1:4]
Slice Pandas Series before and after index label:
import pandas as pd # Sample Series data = pd.Series([1, 2, 3, 4, 5], index=['A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E']) # Slice before and after index 'C' sliced_series = data['B':'D']
Truncate Series based on conditions in Pandas:
import pandas as pd # Sample Series data = pd.Series([1, 2, 3, 4, 5], index=['A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E']) # Truncate based on condition (e.g., values greater than 2) truncated_series = data[data > 2]
Index-based truncation of Pandas Series:
import pandas as pd # Sample Series data = pd.Series([1, 2, 3, 4, 5], index=['A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E']) # Truncate based on index (e.g., include values up to 'C') truncated_series = data[:'C']