piper.verbs.head

piper.verbs.head(df: pandas.core.frame.DataFrame, n: int = 4, shape: bool = True, tablefmt: bool = False, precision: int = 0)pandas.core.frame.DataFrame[source]

show first n records of a dataframe.

Like the corresponding R function, displays the first n records. Alternative to using df.head()

Examples

head(df)
Parameters
  • df – pandas dataframe

  • n – Default n=4. number of rows to display

  • shape – Default True. Show shape information

  • tablefmt – Default False. If supplied, tablefmt keyword value can be any valid format supplied by the tabulate package

  • precision – Default 0. Number precision shown if tablefmt specified

Returns

Return type

A pandas dataframe