pandas.DataFrame.shape

property DataFrame.shape

Return a tuple representing the dimensionality of the DataFrame.

Unlike the len() method, which only returns the number of rows, shape provides both row and column counts, making it a more informative method for understanding dataset size.

See also

numpy.ndarray.shape

Tuple of array dimensions.

Examples

>>> df = pd.DataFrame({"col1": [1, 2], "col2": [3, 4]})
>>> df.shape
(2, 2)

>>> df = pd.DataFrame({"col1": [1, 2], "col2": [3, 4], "col3": [5, 6]})
>>> df.shape
(2, 3)