December 2018
Beginner to intermediate
682 pages
18h 1m
English
Content preview from Numerical Computing with Python
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Replicating pivot_table with a groupby aggregation
At first glance, it may seem that the pivot_table method provides a unique way to analyze data. However, after a little massaging, it is possible to replicate its functionality exactly with a groupby aggregation. Knowing this equivalence can help shrink the universe of pandas functionality.