pandas.Index.item#
- Index.item()[source]#
Return the first element of the underlying data as a Python scalar.
- Returns:
- scalar
The first element of Series or Index.
- Raises:
- ValueError
If the data is not length = 1.
See also
Index.valuesReturns an array representing the data in the Index.
Series.headReturns the first n rows.
Examples
>>> s = pd.Series([1]) >>> s.item() 1
For an index:
>>> s = pd.Series([1], index=["a"]) >>> s.index.item() 'a'