Pandas DataFrame Pivot Table Method

Introduction

In this lab, we will learn about the pivot_table() method in the Python pandas library. The pivot_table() method is used to aggregate and summarize data in a DataFrame. It returns a spreadsheet-style pivot table as a new DataFrame.

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Import the required libraries and create the DataFrame

First, let's import the pandas library and create a DataFrame with some sample data. We will create a DataFrame with columns 'Date', 'State', 'Temperature', and 'Humidity'.

import pandas as pd

df = pd.DataFrame({'Date': ['1/1/2021', '1/1/2021', '2/1/2021', '2/1/2021', '1/1/2021', '1/1/2021', '2/1/2021', '2/1/2021'],
                   'State': ['Karnataka', 'Karnataka', 'Karnataka', 'Karnataka', 'Tamilnadu', 'Tamilnadu', 'Tamilnadu', 'Tamilnadu'],
                   'Temperature': [25, 29, 28, 31, 26, 27, 22, 32],
                   'Humidity': [46, 50, 52, 59, 42, 45, 46, 43]})

Aggregate the DataFrame using the pivot_table() method

To aggregate the data in the DataFrame using the pivot_table() method, we need to specify the columns we want to use as indices, columns, and the values we want to aggregate.

pivot_df = df.pivot_table(index='Date', columns='State', aggfunc='mean')

Display the resulting DataFrame

Finally, let's display the resulting pivot table DataFrame.

print(pivot_df)

Summary

By following these steps, we were able to use the pivot_table() method in the pandas library to aggregate and summarize data in a DataFrame. This method is useful for analyzing and visualizing data in a tabular format. The resulting pivot table DataFrame provides a convenient way to see the aggregated values based on different indices and columns.