Pandas DataFrame explode() Method
Example
Turn every element in the "Typ" column into a row:
import pandas as pd
data = {
"Brand": ["Ford", "Ford",
"Ford"],
"Model": ["Sierra", "F-150", "Mustang"],
"Typ"
: ["2.0 GL", "Raptor", ["Mach-E", "Mach-1"]]
}
df = pd.DataFrame(data)
newdf = df.explode('Typ')
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Definition and Usage
The explode() method converts each element
of the specified column(s) into a row.
Syntax
dataframe.explode(column, ignore_index)
Parameters
The parameter ignore_index is a
keyword argument.
| Parameter | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| column | String Tupl |
Required. Specifies the column to explode |
| ignore_index | True |
Optional, default False. Specifies whether to ignore index or not. If True the original indexes are ignored, and replaced by 0, 1, 2 etc. |
Return Value
A DataFrame with the exploded result.
This method does not change the original DataFrame.
