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Pandas functions within Wrangles are currently under development and therefore do not possess all the functionality of pandas or other Wrangles. See below for details.

Pandas functions within recipes allow users to employ the powerful pandas Python package seamlessly into their recipe without using any custom code or writing any Python script. Pandas is a very powerful data tool with a wide range of functions, but there are some restrictions as to which pandas functions work in a recipe. Of course, any pandas functions which do not work in a recipe will still work within a custom function.

Note: These are just a very small handful of examples for pandas functions, many of which have a native Wrangles counterpart which will be noted below each example where applicable.

pandas.drop_duplicates

Removing Duplicate Rows​

wrangles:
- pandas.drop_duplicates: {}
Part NumberItem
Part NumberItem
123456ball bearing
789123angle grinder
456789screwdriver

Edit the input cells, then click Run on the recipe block.

This example does not use any parameters, see pandas.drop_duplicates for function parameters.

See format.remove_duplicates for the native Wrangle equivalent.

pandas.groupby

Tabset​

Sample​

Group DataFrame using a mapper or by a Series of columns.​

wrangles:
- pandas.groupby:
parameters:
by: Product Type
Product TypeDescription
Product TypeDescription
bearings14mm skf radial ball bearing
bearings3"odx2.5"id thrust bearing
hardware1/4-20x3" machine screw
hardwarem6x35mm stainless steel bolt

Edit the input cells, then click Run on the recipe block.

Parameters​

ParameterRequiredData TypeNotes
parameters✓dictionaryThe "parameters" parameter is a dictionary of all the parameters needed for the function
by✓str, listmapping, function, str, or iterable to be used for grouping
wherestrFilter the data to only apply the wrangle to certain rows using an equivalent to a SQL where criteria, such as column1 = 123 OR column2 = 'abc'
where_paramsstrVariables to use in conjunctions with where. This allows the query to be parameterized. This uses sqlite syntax (? or :name)
ifstrA condition that will determine whether the action runs or not as a whole.

More parameters for this function can be found in the pandas.groupby documentation.

See select.group_by for the native Wrangles equivalent.

pandas.sample

Tabset​

Sample​

Selects a random sample from the dataframe​

wrangles:
- pandas.sample:
parameters:
n: 2
VoltageCurrentResistance
VoltageCurrentResistance
12v6a2ohm
24v12a2ohm

Edit the input cells, then click Run on the recipe block.

Parameters​

ParameterRequiredData TypeNotes
nintegerThe number of rows to be selected, defaults to 1.
wherestrFilter the data to only apply the wrangle to certain rows using an equivalent to a SQL where criteria, such as column1 = 123 OR column2 = 'abc'
where_paramsstrVariables to use in conjunctions with where. This allows the query to be parameterized. This uses sqlite syntax (? or :name)
ifstrA condition that will determine whether the action runs or not as a whole.

See pandas.sample for more parameters and information on this function.

See select.sample for the native Wrangles equivalent.

Restrictions

Pandas functions within recipes are restricted to those that return a dataframe, or a column of the same length as the input dataframe. Functions which return return a series or an object will have to have custom functions written in order to work.

Some functions may work on the dataframe as a whole but not on individual columns. If this occurs, try running the function on the entire dataframe and verify that the results are what was intended.