pandas.Index.to_frame#

Index.to_frame(index=True,name=<no_default>)[source]#

Create a DataFrame with a column containing the Index.

Parameters:

indexbool, default True

Set the index of the returned DataFrame as the original Index.

nameobject, defaults to index.name

The passed name should substitute for the index name (if it hasone).

Returns:

DataFrame

DataFrame containing the original Index data.

See also

Index.to_series

Convert an Index to a Series.

Series.to_frame

Convert Series to DataFrame.

Examples

>>>idx=pd.Index(['Ant','Bear','Cow'],name='animal')>>>idx.to_frame()       animalanimalAnt       AntBear     BearCow       Cow

By default, the original Index is reused. To enforce a new Index:

>>>idx.to_frame(index=False)    animal0   Ant1  Bear2   Cow

To override the name of the resulting column, specifyname:

>>>idx.to_frame(index=False,name='zoo')    zoo0   Ant1  Bear2   Cow