Pandas Series: apply() function

Last update on May 28 2022 11:40:53 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

Invoke a python function on values of Pandas series

The apply() function is used to invoke a python function on values of Series.

Syntax:

Series.apply(self, func, convert_dtype=True, args=(), **kwds)

Parameters:

Name	Description	Type/Default Value	Required / Optional
func	Python function or NumPy ufunc to apply.	function	Required
convert_dtype	Try to find better dtype for elementwise function results. If False, leave as dtype=object.	bool Default Value: True	Required
args	Positional arguments passed to func after the series value.	tuple	Required
**kwds	Additional keyword arguments passed to func.		Required

Returns: Series or DataFrame
If func returns a Series object the result will be a DataFrame.

Example:

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