07. Pandas-Merging, Joining, and Concatenating.ipynb

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    "___\n",
    "\n",
    "<a href='http://www.pieriandata.com'> <img src='../Pierian_Data_Logo.png' /></a>\n",
    "___"
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    "# Merging, Joining, and Concatenating\n",
    "\n",
    "There are 3 main ways of combining DataFrames together: Merging, Joining and Concatenating. In this lecture we will discuss these 3 methods with examples.\n",
    "\n",
    "____"
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    "### Example DataFrames"
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    "import pandas as pd"
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    "df1 = pd.DataFrame({'A': ['A0', 'A1', 'A2', 'A3'],\n",
    "                        'B': ['B0', 'B1', 'B2', 'B3'],\n",
    "                        'C': ['C0', 'C1', 'C2', 'C3'],\n",
    "                        'D': ['D0', 'D1', 'D2', 'D3']},\n",
    "                        index=[0, 1, 2, 3])"
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    "df2 = pd.DataFrame({'A': ['A4', 'A5', 'A6', 'A7'],\n",
    "                        'B': ['B4', 'B5', 'B6', 'B7'],\n",
    "                        'C': ['C4', 'C5', 'C6', 'C7'],\n",
    "                        'D': ['D4', 'D5', 'D6', 'D7']},\n",
    "                         index=[4, 5, 6, 7]) "
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    "df3 = pd.DataFrame({'A': ['A8', 'A9', 'A10', 'A11'],\n",
    "                        'B': ['B8', 'B9', 'B10', 'B11'],\n",
    "                        'C': ['C8', 'C9', 'C10', 'C11'],\n",
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    "## Concatenation\n",
    "\n",
    "Concatenation basically glues together DataFrames. Keep in mind that dimensions should match along the axis you are concatenating on. You can use **pd.concat** and pass in a list of DataFrames to concatenate together:"
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    "left = pd.DataFrame({'key': ['K0', 'K1', 'K2', 'K3'],\n",
    "                     'A': ['A0', 'A1', 'A2', 'A3'],\n",
    "                     'B': ['B0', 'B1', 'B2', 'B3']})\n",
    "   \n",
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    "                          'C': ['C0', 'C1', 'C2', 'C3'],\n",
    "                          'D': ['D0', 'D1', 'D2', 'D3']})    "
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