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Pandas DataFrame eval() Method

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Example

Calculate the sum of two columns:

import pandas as pd

data = {
  "Women": [125, 230, 412],
  "Men": [219, 185, 452]
}

df = pd.DataFrame(data)

print(df.eval("Women + Men"))
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Definition and Usage

The eval() method evaluates the string expression and returns the result.

You can refer to specific columns by specifying the column label(s).


Syntax

dataframe.eval(expr, inplace, kwargs)

Parameters

The inplace parameter is a keyword argument.

Parameter Value Description
expr   Required. The string evaluate
inplace True
False
Optional, default False. Set to True if you want to perform the evaluation on the existing DataFrame instead of returning a new one.

 Return Value

A pandas object with the evaluated result.


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