Remove First & Last N Rows from pandas DataFrame in Python (2 Examples)

In this post you’ll learn how to delete the first and last N rows from a pandas DataFrame in Python.

Preparing the Examples

import pandas as pd                       # Import pandas library in Python
my_df = pd.DataFrame({'A':range(1, 7),    # Constructing a pandas DataFrame
                      'B':range(7, 1, - 1),
                      'C':range(8, 14),
                      'D':range(0, 6),
                      'E':range(17, 11, - 1)})
print(my_df)
#    A  B   C  D   E
# 0  1  7   8  0  17
# 1  2  6   9  1  16
# 2  3  5  10  2  15
# 3  4  4  11  3  14
# 4  5  3  12  4  13
# 5  6  2  13  5  12

Example 1: Removing the First N Rows from a pandas DataFrame

my_df_first = my_df.iloc[4:]              # Drop first rows
print(my_df_first)
#    A  B   C  D   E
# 4  5  3  12  4  13
# 5  6  2  13  5  12

Example 2: Removing the Last N Rows from a pandas DataFrame

my_df_last = my_df.iloc[:3]               # Drop last rows
print(my_df_last)
#    A  B   C  D   E
# 0  1  7   8  0  17
# 1  2  6   9  1  16
# 2  3  5  10  2  15

Further Resources & Related Tutorials

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