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Introduction In Python, when working with nested lists or iterables, one common challenge is flattening them into a single list while applying transformations. Many programming languages provide a built-in flatMap function, but Python does not have an explicit flat_map method. However, Python’s powerful list comprehensions offer an elegant way to achieve the same functionality. This article examines implementation behavior using Python’s list comprehensions and other methods. What is flat_map ? Functional programming  flatMap is a combination of map and flatten . It transforms the collection's element and flattens the resulting nested structure into a single sequence. For example, given a list of lists, flat_map applies a function to each sublist and returns a single flattened list. Example in a Functional Programming Language: List(List(1, 2), List(3, 4)).flatMap(x => x.map(_ * 2)) // Output: List(2, 4, 6, 8) Implementing flat_map in Python Using List Comprehension Python’...

How to use Pandas Series Method top ideas

How to use Pandas Series Method top ideas

Here is an example of how to use a Series constructor in Pandas. A one-dimensional array capable of holding any data type (integers, strings, floating-point numbers, Python objects, etc.) is called a Series object in pandas.

Sample DataFrame




Single dimension data


Below is the single dimension data of Index and Value.


 Index Value
 1 10           
 2 40
 3 01
 4 99

Having single value for an index is called Single dimensional data. On the other hand, when one index has multiple values, it is called multi-dimensional array.  

Below is the example for Multi-dimensional array. 

a = (1, (10,20))
mySeries = pd.Series(data, index=index)
Here, pd is a Pandas object. The data and index are two arguments. The data refers to a Python dictionary of "ndarray"  and index is index of data.

Generating DataFrame from single dimension data

The below example shows, how to construct single dimension data (Values and Index).

>>>mySeries = pd.Series([10,20,30], index=[1,2, 'a'])

Special Notes: In the above index list the 'a' represents alpha type.

Once mySeries object created, you can verify Values and Index. Do follow the steps in the screen.

series data 

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