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.

Examples

>>> s = pd.Series([1])
>>> s.item()
1

For an index:

>>> s = pd.Series([1], index=['a'])
>>> s.index.item()
'a'