pandas.DataFrame.join¶
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DataFrame.
join
(other, on=None, how='left', lsuffix='', rsuffix='', sort=False)[source]¶ Join columns with other DataFrame either on index or on a key column. Efficiently Join multiple DataFrame objects by index at once by passing a list.
Parameters: other : DataFrame, Series with name field set, or list of DataFrame
Index should be similar to one of the columns in this one. If a Series is passed, its name attribute must be set, and that will be used as the column name in the resulting joined DataFrame
on : name, tuple/list of names, or array-like
Column or index level name(s) in the caller to join on the index in other, otherwise joins index-on-index. If multiple values given, the other DataFrame must have a MultiIndex. Can pass an array as the join key if it is not already contained in the calling DataFrame. Like an Excel VLOOKUP operation
how : {‘left’, ‘right’, ‘outer’, ‘inner’}, default: ‘left’
How to handle the operation of the two objects.
- left: use calling frame’s index (or column if on is specified)
- right: use other frame’s index
- outer: form union of calling frame’s index (or column if on is specified) with other frame’s index, and sort it lexicographically
- inner: form intersection of calling frame’s index (or column if on is specified) with other frame’s index, preserving the order of the calling’s one
lsuffix : string
Suffix to use from left frame’s overlapping columns
rsuffix : string
Suffix to use from right frame’s overlapping columns
sort : boolean, default False
Order result DataFrame lexicographically by the join key. If False, the order of the join key depends on the join type (how keyword)
Returns: - joined : DataFrame
See also
DataFrame.merge
- For column(s)-on-columns(s) operations
Notes
on, lsuffix, and rsuffix options are not supported when passing a list of DataFrame objects
Support for specifying index levels as the on parameter was added in version 0.23.0
Examples
>>> caller = pd.DataFrame({'key': ['K0', 'K1', 'K2', 'K3', 'K4', 'K5'], ... 'A': ['A0', 'A1', 'A2', 'A3', 'A4', 'A5']})
>>> caller A key 0 A0 K0 1 A1 K1 2 A2 K2 3 A3 K3 4 A4 K4 5 A5 K5
>>> other = pd.DataFrame({'key': ['K0', 'K1', 'K2'], ... 'B': ['B0', 'B1', 'B2']})
>>> other B key 0 B0 K0 1 B1 K1 2 B2 K2
Join DataFrames using their indexes.
>>> caller.join(other, lsuffix='_caller', rsuffix='_other')
>>> A key_caller B key_other 0 A0 K0 B0 K0 1 A1 K1 B1 K1 2 A2 K2 B2 K2 3 A3 K3 NaN NaN 4 A4 K4 NaN NaN 5 A5 K5 NaN NaN
If we want to join using the key columns, we need to set key to be the index in both caller and other. The joined DataFrame will have key as its index.
>>> caller.set_index('key').join(other.set_index('key'))
>>> A B key K0 A0 B0 K1 A1 B1 K2 A2 B2 K3 A3 NaN K4 A4 NaN K5 A5 NaN
Another option to join using the key columns is to use the on parameter. DataFrame.join always uses other’s index but we can use any column in the caller. This method preserves the original caller’s index in the result.
>>> caller.join(other.set_index('key'), on='key')
>>> A key B 0 A0 K0 B0 1 A1 K1 B1 2 A2 K2 B2 3 A3 K3 NaN 4 A4 K4 NaN 5 A5 K5 NaN