Axis Argument in pandas DataFrames in Python (2 Examples)

In this Python tutorial you’ll learn how to use the axis argument in pandas DataFrames.

Creating Exemplifying Data

import pandas as pd                       # Import pandas
my_df = pd.DataFrame({'A':range(1, 5),    # Construct new pandas DataFrame
                      'B':[5, 5, 1, 3],
                      'C':range(15, 11, - 1)})
print(my_df)
#    A  B   C
# 0  1  5  15
# 1  2  5  14
# 2  3  1  13
# 3  4  3  12

Example 1: Calculate Row-Wise Sum by Specifying axis = 1

print(my_df.sum(axis = 1))                # Sum of each row
# 0    21
# 1    21
# 2    17
# 3    19
# dtype: int64

Example 2: Calculate Column-Wise Sum by Specifying axis = 0

print(data.sum(axis = 0))                 # Sum of each column
# x1    21
# x2    37
# x3    28
# dtype: int64

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