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# pandas.tseries.offsets.QuarterBegin.rule_code

QuarterBegin.rule_code

  Return a string representing the frequency with month suffix.

  This property generates a rule code string that combines the offset’s prefix with the abbreviated month name of the starting month.

  Returns:
    str

      Rule code string with format ‘PREFIX-MONTH’, where PREFIX is the offset’s frequency abbreviation and MONTH is the three-letter abbreviation of the starting month.

  See also

  `BQuarterBegin.rule_code`

    Rule code for business quarter begin offset.

  `BQuarterEnd.rule_code`

    Rule code for business quarter end offset.

  `QuarterBegin.rule_code`

    Rule code for quarter begin offset.

  `QuarterEnd.rule_code`

    Rule code for quarter end offset.

  `FY5253Quarter.get_rule_code_suffix`

    Suffix component of rule code for FY5253Quarter.

  `FY5253.get_rule_code_suffix`

    Suffix component of rule code for FY5253.

  Examples

  Business quarter begin with different starting months:

      >>> bqb = pd.offsets.BQuarterBegin(startingMonth=1)
      >>> bqb.rule_code
      'BQS-JAN'

      >>> bqb = pd.offsets.BQuarterBegin(startingMonth=2)
      >>> bqb.rule_code
      'BQS-FEB'

      >>> bqb = pd.offsets.BQuarterBegin(startingMonth=3)
      >>> bqb.rule_code
      'BQS-MAR'

  Business quarter end with different starting months:

      >>> bqe = pd.offsets.BQuarterEnd(startingMonth=1)
      >>> bqe.rule_code
      'BQE-JAN'

      >>> bqe = pd.offsets.BQuarterEnd(startingMonth=12)
      >>> bqe.rule_code
      'BQE-DEC'

  Quarter begin with different starting months:

      >>> qb = pd.offsets.QuarterBegin(startingMonth=1)
      >>> qb.rule_code
      'QS-JAN'

      >>> qb = pd.offsets.QuarterBegin(startingMonth=3)
      >>> qb.rule_code
      'QS-MAR'

  Quarter end with different starting months:

      >>> qe = pd.offsets.QuarterEnd(startingMonth=1)
      >>> qe.rule_code
      'QE-JAN'

      >>> qe = pd.offsets.QuarterEnd(startingMonth=3)
      >>> qe.rule_code
      'QE-MAR'