pandas.DataFrame.pop#

DataFrame.pop(item)[source]#

Return item and drop from frame. Raise KeyError if not found.

Parameters:

itemlabel

Label of column to be popped.

Returns:

Series

Examples

>>>df=pd.DataFrame([('falcon','bird',389.0),...('parrot','bird',24.0),...('lion','mammal',80.5),...('monkey','mammal',np.nan)],...columns=('name','class','max_speed'))>>>df     name   class  max_speed0  falcon    bird      389.01  parrot    bird       24.02    lion  mammal       80.53  monkey  mammal        NaN

>>>df.pop('class')0      bird1      bird2    mammal3    mammalName: class, dtype: object

>>>df     name  max_speed0  falcon      389.01  parrot       24.02    lion       80.53  monkey        NaN