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Access Elements of Pandas Series

Explore how to access elements in pandas Series using different types of indices including string labels and datetime indexes. Understand pandas Series indexing flexibility and the difference between sequence and dictionary-like behavior, along with performance considerations when using the 'in' operator.

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Try it yourself

Try executing the code below to see the result.

Python 3.5
import pandas as pd
simpsons = pd.Series(
['Homer', 'Marge', 'Bart', 'Lisa', 'Maggie'])
print('Bart' in simpsons)

Explanation

The sequence type is pandas.Series. Most Python sequences are indexed by a range, meaning the first item is at index 0, the second item is at index 1, and so on.

Note about 0 vs. 1: Python is a 0-based language. Some languages, such as MATLAB, are 1-based. In this puzzle, the compromise of using ...