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

import pandas as pd                       # Import pandas library in Python

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

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

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

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

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

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