pandas.RangeIndex.step#

property RangeIndex.step[source]#

The value of the step parameter (1 if this was not supplied).

The step parameter determines the increment (or decrement in the case of negative values) between consecutive elements in the RangeIndex.

See also

RangeIndex

Immutable index implementing a range-based index.

RangeIndex.stop

Returns the stop value of the RangeIndex.

RangeIndex.start

Returns the start value of the RangeIndex.

Examples

>>> idx = pd.RangeIndex(5)
>>> idx.step
1

>>> idx = pd.RangeIndex(2, -10, -3)
>>> idx.step
-3

Even if pandas.RangeIndex is empty, step is still 1 if not supplied.

>>> idx = pd.RangeIndex(1, 0)
>>> idx.step
1