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How do I unnest (explode) a column in a pandas DataFrame?
I have the following DataFrame where one of the columns is an object (list type cell):
df=pd.DataFrame({'A':[1,2],'B':[[1,2],[1,2]]})
df
Out[458]:
A B
0 1 [1, 2]
1 2 [1, 2]
My expected output is:
A B
0 1 1
1 1 2
3 2 1
4 2 2
What should I do to achieve this?
Related question
pandas: When cell contents are lists, create a row for each element in the list
Good question and answer but only handle one column with list(In my answer the self-def function will work for multiple columns, also the accepted answer is use the most time consuming apply , which is not recommended, check more info When should I ever want to use pandas apply() in my code?)
python pandas dataframe
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I have the following DataFrame where one of the columns is an object (list type cell):
df=pd.DataFrame({'A':[1,2],'B':[[1,2],[1,2]]})
df
Out[458]:
A B
0 1 [1, 2]
1 2 [1, 2]
My expected output is:
A B
0 1 1
1 1 2
3 2 1
4 2 2
What should I do to achieve this?
Related question
pandas: When cell contents are lists, create a row for each element in the list
Good question and answer but only handle one column with list(In my answer the self-def function will work for multiple columns, also the accepted answer is use the most time consuming apply , which is not recommended, check more info When should I ever want to use pandas apply() in my code?)
python pandas dataframe
asked Nov 9 '18 at 2:19
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111k83266
3
Related, unnesting strings: stackoverflow.com/q/48197234/4909087
– coldspeed
Nov 12 '18 at 12:00
1
Couple of related posts: here, here, here, here, ...
– Cleb
Jan 4 at 12:43
This question is asked and answered 4 years after the original question and serves no purpose other then to divide possible answers to several questions instead of giving users a single place to find the solution.
– ImportanceOfBeingErnest
Feb 1 at 16:45
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I have the following DataFrame where one of the columns is an object (list type cell):
df=pd.DataFrame({'A':[1,2],'B':[[1,2],[1,2]]})
df
Out[458]:
A B
0 1 [1, 2]
1 2 [1, 2]
My expected output is:
A B
0 1 1
1 1 2
3 2 1
4 2 2
What should I do to achieve this?
Related question
pandas: When cell contents are lists, create a row for each element in the list
Good question and answer but only handle one column with list(In my answer the self-def function will work for multiple columns, also the accepted answer is use the most time consuming apply , which is not recommended, check more info When should I ever want to use pandas apply() in my code?)
python pandas dataframe
asked Nov 9 '18 at 2:19
Wen-BenWen-Ben
111k83266
I have the following DataFrame where one of the columns is an object (list type cell):
df=pd.DataFrame({'A':[1,2],'B':[[1,2],[1,2]]})
df
Out[458]:
A B
0 1 [1, 2]
1 2 [1, 2]
My expected output is:
A B
0 1 1
1 1 2
3 2 1
4 2 2
What should I do to achieve this?
Related question
pandas: When cell contents are lists, create a row for each element in the list
Good question and answer but only handle one column with list(In my answer the self-def function will work for multiple columns, also the accepted answer is use the most time consuming apply , which is not recommended, check more info When should I ever want to use pandas apply() in my code?)
python pandas dataframe
python pandas dataframe
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Related, unnesting strings: stackoverflow.com/q/48197234/4909087
– coldspeed
Nov 12 '18 at 12:00
1
Couple of related posts: here, here, here, here, ...
– Cleb
Jan 4 at 12:43
This question is asked and answered 4 years after the original question and serves no purpose other then to divide possible answers to several questions instead of giving users a single place to find the solution.
– ImportanceOfBeingErnest
Feb 1 at 16:45
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3
Related, unnesting strings: stackoverflow.com/q/48197234/4909087
– coldspeed
Nov 12 '18 at 12:00
1
Couple of related posts: here, here, here, here, ...
– Cleb
Jan 4 at 12:43
This question is asked and answered 4 years after the original question and serves no purpose other then to divide possible answers to several questions instead of giving users a single place to find the solution.
– ImportanceOfBeingErnest
Feb 1 at 16:45
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3
Related, unnesting strings: stackoverflow.com/q/48197234/4909087
– coldspeed
Nov 12 '18 at 12:00
Related, unnesting strings: stackoverflow.com/q/48197234/4909087
– coldspeed
Nov 12 '18 at 12:00
1
1
Couple of related posts: here, here, here, here, ...
– Cleb
Jan 4 at 12:43
Couple of related posts: here, here, here, here, ...
– Cleb
Jan 4 at 12:43
This question is asked and answered 4 years after the original question and serves no purpose other then to divide possible answers to several questions instead of giving users a single place to find the solution.
– ImportanceOfBeingErnest
Feb 1 at 16:45
This question is asked and answered 4 years after the original question and serves no purpose other then to divide possible answers to several questions instead of giving users a single place to find the solution.
– ImportanceOfBeingErnest
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As an user with both R and python, I have seen this type of question a couple of times.
In R, they have the built-in function from package tidyr called unnest. But in Python(pandas) there is no built-in function for this type of question.
I know object columns type always make the data hard to convert with a pandas' function. When I received the data like this , the first thing that came to mind was to 'flatten' or unnest the columns .
Method 1
apply + pd.Series (easy to understand but in terms of performance not recommended . )
df.set_index('A').B.apply(pd.Series).stack().reset_index(level=0).rename(columns={0:'B'})
Out[463]:
A B
0 1 1
1 1 2
0 2 1
1 2 2
Method 2 using repeat with DataFrame constructor , re-create your dataframe (good at performance, not good at multiple columns )
df=pd.DataFrame({'A':df.A.repeat(df.B.str.len()),'B':np.concatenate(df.B.values)})
df
Out[465]:
A B
0 1 1
0 1 2
1 2 1
1 2 2
Method 2.1 for example besides A we have A.1 .....A.n. If we still use the method(Method 2) above it is hard for us to re-create the columns one by one .
Solution : join or merge with the index after 'unnest' the single columns
s=pd.DataFrame({'B':np.concatenate(df.B.values)},index=df.index.repeat(df.B.str.len()))
s.join(df.drop('B',1),how='left')
Out[477]:
B A
0 1 1
0 2 1
1 1 2
1 2 2
If you need the column order exactly the same as before, add reindex at the end.
s.join(df.drop('B',1),how='left').reindex(columns=df.columns)
Method 3 recreate the list
pd.DataFrame([[x] + [z] for x, y in df.values for z in y],columns=df.columns)
Out[488]:
A B
0 1 1
1 1 2
2 2 1
3 2 2
If more than two columns
s=pd.DataFrame([[x] + [z] for x, y in zip(df.index,df.B) for z in y])
s.merge(df,left_on=0,right_index=True)
Out[491]:
0 1 A B
0 0 1 1 [1, 2]
1 0 2 1 [1, 2]
2 1 1 2 [1, 2]
3 1 2 2 [1, 2]
Method 4 using reindex or loc
df.reindex(df.index.repeat(df.B.str.len())).assign(B=np.concatenate(df.B.values))
Out[554]:
A B
0 1 1
0 1 2
1 2 1
1 2 2
#df.loc[df.index.repeat(df.B.str.len())].assign(B=np.concatenate(df.B.values))
Method 5 when the list only contains unique values:
df=pd.DataFrame({'A':[1,2],'B':[[1,2],[3,4]]})
from collections import ChainMap
d = dict(ChainMap(*map(dict.fromkeys, df['B'], df['A'])))
pd.DataFrame(list(d.items()),columns=df.columns[::-1])
Out[574]:
B A
0 1 1
1 2 1
2 3 2
3 4 2
Method 6 using numpy for high performance:
newvalues=np.dstack((np.repeat(df.A.values,list(map(len,df.B.values))),np.concatenate(df.B.values)))
pd.DataFrame(data=newvalues[0],columns=df.columns)
A B
0 1 1
1 1 2
2 2 1
3 2 2
Method 7 : using base function itertools cycle and chain: Pure python solution just for fun
from itertools import cycle,chain
l=df.values.tolist()
l1=[list(zip([x[0]], cycle(x[1])) if len([x[0]]) > len(x[1]) else list(zip(cycle([x[0]]), x[1]))) for x in l]
pd.DataFrame(list(chain.from_iterable(l1)),columns=df.columns)
A B
0 1 1
1 1 2
2 2 1
3 2 2
Special case (two columns type object)
df=pd.DataFrame({'A':[1,2],'B':[[1,2],[3,4]],'C':[[1,2],[3,4]]})
df
Out[592]:
A B C
0 1 [1, 2] [1, 2]
1 2 [3, 4] [3, 4]
Self-def function
def unnesting(df, explode):
idx=df.index.repeat(df[explode[0]].str.len())
df1=pd.concat([pd.DataFrame({x:np.concatenate(df[x].values)} )for x in explode],axis=1)
df1.index=idx
return df1.join(df.drop(explode,1),how='left')
unnesting(df,['B','C'])
Out[609]:
B C A
0 1 1 1
0 2 2 1
1 3 3 2
1 4 4 2
Summary :
I am using pandas and python functions for this type of question. If you are worried about the speed of the above solutions, check user3483203's answer , since he is using numpy and most of the time numpy is faster . I recommend Cpython and numba if speed matters in your case.
edited Dec 26 '18 at 15:24
Jack Moody
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answered Nov 9 '18 at 2:20
Wen-BenWen-Ben
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Option 1
If all of the sublists in the other column are the same length, numpy can be an efficient option here:
vals = np.array(df.B.values.tolist())
a = np.repeat(df.A, vals.shape[1])
pd.DataFrame(np.column_stack((a, vals.ravel())), columns=df.columns)
A B
0 1 1
1 1 2
2 2 1
3 2 2
Option 2
If the sublists have different length, you need an additional step:
vals = df.B.values.tolist()
rs = [len(r) for r in vals]
a = np.repeat(df.A, rs)
pd.DataFrame(np.column_stack((a, np.concatenate(vals))), columns=df.columns)
A B
0 1 1
1 1 2
2 2 1
3 2 2
Option 3
I took a shot at generalizing this to work to flatten N columns and tile M columns, I'll work later on making it more efficient:
df = pd.DataFrame({'A': [1,2,3], 'B': [[1,2], [1,2,3], [1]],
'C': [[1,2,3], [1,2], [1,2]], 'D': ['A', 'B', 'C']})
A B C D
0 1 [1, 2] [1, 2, 3] A
1 2 [1, 2, 3] [1, 2] B
2 3 [1] [1, 2] C
def unnest(df, tile, explode):
vals = df[explode].sum(1)
rs = [len(r) for r in vals]
a = np.repeat(df[tile].values, rs, axis=0)
b = np.concatenate(vals.values)
d = np.column_stack((a, b))
return pd.DataFrame(d, columns = tile + ['_'.join(explode)])
unnest(df, ['A', 'D'], ['B', 'C'])
A D B_C
0 1 A 1
1 1 A 2
2 1 A 1
3 1 A 2
4 1 A 3
5 2 B 1
6 2 B 2
7 2 B 3
8 2 B 1
9 2 B 2
10 3 C 1
11 3 C 1
12 3 C 2
Functions
def wen1(df):
return df.set_index('A').B.apply(pd.Series).stack().reset_index(level=0).rename(columns={0: 'B'})
def wen2(df):
return pd.DataFrame({'A':df.A.repeat(df.B.str.len()),'B':np.concatenate(df.B.values)})
def wen3(df):
s = pd.DataFrame({'B': np.concatenate(df.B.values)}, index=df.index.repeat(df.B.str.len()))
return s.join(df.drop('B', 1), how='left')
def wen4(df):
return pd.DataFrame([[x] + [z] for x, y in df.values for z in y],columns=df.columns)
def chris1(df):
vals = np.array(df.B.values.tolist())
a = np.repeat(df.A, vals.shape[1])
return pd.DataFrame(np.column_stack((a, vals.ravel())), columns=df.columns)
def chris2(df):
vals = df.B.values.tolist()
rs = [len(r) for r in vals]
a = np.repeat(df.A.values, rs)
return pd.DataFrame(np.column_stack((a, np.concatenate(vals))), columns=df.columns)
Timings
import pandas as pd
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
from timeit import timeit
res = pd.DataFrame(
index=['wen1', 'wen2', 'wen3', 'wen4', 'chris1', 'chris2'],
columns=[10, 50, 100, 500, 1000, 5000, 10000],
dtype=float
)
for f in res.index:
for c in res.columns:
df = pd.DataFrame({'A': [1, 2], 'B': [[1, 2], [1, 2]]})
df = pd.concat([df]*c)
stmt = '{}(df)'.format(f)
setp = 'from __main__ import df, {}'.format(f)
res.at[f, c] = timeit(stmt, setp, number=50)
ax = res.div(res.min()).T.plot(loglog=True)
ax.set_xlabel("N")
ax.set_ylabel("time (relative)")
Performance
answered Nov 9 '18 at 2:35
user3483203user3483203
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One alternative is to apply the meshgrid recipe over the rows of the columns to unnest:
import numpy as np
import pandas as pd
def unnest(frame, explode):
def mesh(values):
return np.array(np.meshgrid(*values)).T.reshape(-1, len(values))
data = np.vstack(mesh(row) for row in frame[explode].values)
return pd.DataFrame(data=data, columns=explode)
df = pd.DataFrame({'A': [1, 2], 'B': [[1, 2], [1, 2]]})
print(unnest(df, ['A', 'B'])) # base
print()
df = pd.DataFrame({'A': [1, 2], 'B': [[1, 2], [3, 4]], 'C': [[1, 2], [3, 4]]})
print(unnest(df, ['A', 'B', 'C'])) # multiple columns
print()
df = pd.DataFrame({'A': [1, 2, 3], 'B': [[1, 2], [1, 2, 3], [1]],
'C': [[1, 2, 3], [1, 2], [1, 2]], 'D': ['A', 'B', 'C']})
print(unnest(df, ['A', 'B'])) # uneven length lists
print()
print(unnest(df, ['D', 'B'])) # different types
print()
Output
A B
0 1 1
1 1 2
2 2 1
3 2 2
A B C
0 1 1 1
1 1 2 1
2 1 1 2
3 1 2 2
4 2 3 3
5 2 4 3
6 2 3 4
7 2 4 4
A B
0 1 1
1 1 2
2 2 1
3 2 2
4 2 3
5 3 1
D B
0 A 1
1 A 2
2 B 1
3 B 2
4 B 3
5 C 1
answered Dec 1 '18 at 1:31
Daniel MesejoDaniel Mesejo
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My 5 cents:
df[['B', 'B2']] = pd.DataFrame(df['B'].values.tolist())
df[['A', 'B']].append(df[['A', 'B2']].rename(columns={'B2': 'B'}),
ignore_index=True)
and another 5
df[['B1', 'B2']] = pd.DataFrame([*df['B']]) # if values.tolist() is too boring
(pd.wide_to_long(df.drop('B', 1), 'B', 'A', '')
.reset_index(level=1, drop=True)
.reset_index())
both resulting in the same
A B
0 1 1
1 2 1
2 1 2
3 2 2
answered Dec 11 '18 at 2:05
ayorgoayorgo
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Something pretty not recommended (at least work in this case):
df=pd.concat([df]*2).sort_index()
it=iter(df['B'].tolist()[0]+df['B'].tolist()[0])
df['B']=df['B'].apply(lambda x:next(it))
concat + sort_index + iter + apply + next.
Now:
print(df)
Is:
A B
0 1 1
0 1 2
1 2 1
1 2 2
If care about index:
df=df.reset_index(drop=True)
Now:
print(df)
Is:
A B
0 1 1
1 1 2
2 2 1
3 2 2
answered Nov 9 '18 at 2:40
U9-ForwardU9-Forward
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As an user with both R and python, I have seen this type of question a couple of times.
In R, they have the built-in function from package tidyr called unnest. But in Python(pandas) there is no built-in function for this type of question.
I know object columns type always make the data hard to convert with a pandas' function. When I received the data like this , the first thing that came to mind was to 'flatten' or unnest the columns .
Method 1
apply + pd.Series (easy to understand but in terms of performance not recommended . )
df.set_index('A').B.apply(pd.Series).stack().reset_index(level=0).rename(columns={0:'B'})
Out[463]:
A B
0 1 1
1 1 2
0 2 1
1 2 2
Method 2 using repeat with DataFrame constructor , re-create your dataframe (good at performance, not good at multiple columns )
df=pd.DataFrame({'A':df.A.repeat(df.B.str.len()),'B':np.concatenate(df.B.values)})
df
Out[465]:
A B
0 1 1
0 1 2
1 2 1
1 2 2
Method 2.1 for example besides A we have A.1 .....A.n. If we still use the method(Method 2) above it is hard for us to re-create the columns one by one .
Solution : join or merge with the index after 'unnest' the single columns
s=pd.DataFrame({'B':np.concatenate(df.B.values)},index=df.index.repeat(df.B.str.len()))
s.join(df.drop('B',1),how='left')
Out[477]:
B A
0 1 1
0 2 1
1 1 2
1 2 2
If you need the column order exactly the same as before, add reindex at the end.
s.join(df.drop('B',1),how='left').reindex(columns=df.columns)
Method 3 recreate the list
pd.DataFrame([[x] + [z] for x, y in df.values for z in y],columns=df.columns)
Out[488]:
A B
0 1 1
1 1 2
2 2 1
3 2 2
If more than two columns
s=pd.DataFrame([[x] + [z] for x, y in zip(df.index,df.B) for z in y])
s.merge(df,left_on=0,right_index=True)
Out[491]:
0 1 A B
0 0 1 1 [1, 2]
1 0 2 1 [1, 2]
2 1 1 2 [1, 2]
3 1 2 2 [1, 2]
Method 4 using reindex or loc
df.reindex(df.index.repeat(df.B.str.len())).assign(B=np.concatenate(df.B.values))
Out[554]:
A B
0 1 1
0 1 2
1 2 1
1 2 2
#df.loc[df.index.repeat(df.B.str.len())].assign(B=np.concatenate(df.B.values))
Method 5 when the list only contains unique values:
df=pd.DataFrame({'A':[1,2],'B':[[1,2],[3,4]]})
from collections import ChainMap
d = dict(ChainMap(*map(dict.fromkeys, df['B'], df['A'])))
pd.DataFrame(list(d.items()),columns=df.columns[::-1])
Out[574]:
B A
0 1 1
1 2 1
2 3 2
3 4 2
Method 6 using numpy for high performance:
newvalues=np.dstack((np.repeat(df.A.values,list(map(len,df.B.values))),np.concatenate(df.B.values)))
pd.DataFrame(data=newvalues[0],columns=df.columns)
A B
0 1 1
1 1 2
2 2 1
3 2 2
Method 7 : using base function itertools cycle and chain: Pure python solution just for fun
from itertools import cycle,chain
l=df.values.tolist()
l1=[list(zip([x[0]], cycle(x[1])) if len([x[0]]) > len(x[1]) else list(zip(cycle([x[0]]), x[1]))) for x in l]
pd.DataFrame(list(chain.from_iterable(l1)),columns=df.columns)
A B
0 1 1
1 1 2
2 2 1
3 2 2
Special case (two columns type object)
df=pd.DataFrame({'A':[1,2],'B':[[1,2],[3,4]],'C':[[1,2],[3,4]]})
df
Out[592]:
A B C
0 1 [1, 2] [1, 2]
1 2 [3, 4] [3, 4]
Self-def function
def unnesting(df, explode):
idx=df.index.repeat(df[explode[0]].str.len())
df1=pd.concat([pd.DataFrame({x:np.concatenate(df[x].values)} )for x in explode],axis=1)
df1.index=idx
return df1.join(df.drop(explode,1),how='left')
unnesting(df,['B','C'])
Out[609]:
B C A
0 1 1 1
0 2 2 1
1 3 3 2
1 4 4 2
Summary :
I am using pandas and python functions for this type of question. If you are worried about the speed of the above solutions, check user3483203's answer , since he is using numpy and most of the time numpy is faster . I recommend Cpython and numba if speed matters in your case.
edited Dec 26 '18 at 15:24
Jack Moody
640621
answered Nov 9 '18 at 2:20
Wen-BenWen-Ben
111k83266
add a comment |
As an user with both R and python, I have seen this type of question a couple of times.
In R, they have the built-in function from package tidyr called unnest. But in Python(pandas) there is no built-in function for this type of question.
I know object columns type always make the data hard to convert with a pandas' function. When I received the data like this , the first thing that came to mind was to 'flatten' or unnest the columns .
Method 1
apply + pd.Series (easy to understand but in terms of performance not recommended . )
df.set_index('A').B.apply(pd.Series).stack().reset_index(level=0).rename(columns={0:'B'})
Out[463]:
A B
0 1 1
1 1 2
0 2 1
1 2 2
Method 2 using repeat with DataFrame constructor , re-create your dataframe (good at performance, not good at multiple columns )
df=pd.DataFrame({'A':df.A.repeat(df.B.str.len()),'B':np.concatenate(df.B.values)})
df
Out[465]:
A B
0 1 1
0 1 2
1 2 1
1 2 2
Method 2.1 for example besides A we have A.1 .....A.n. If we still use the method(Method 2) above it is hard for us to re-create the columns one by one .
Solution : join or merge with the index after 'unnest' the single columns
s=pd.DataFrame({'B':np.concatenate(df.B.values)},index=df.index.repeat(df.B.str.len()))
s.join(df.drop('B',1),how='left')
Out[477]:
B A
0 1 1
0 2 1
1 1 2
1 2 2
If you need the column order exactly the same as before, add reindex at the end.
s.join(df.drop('B',1),how='left').reindex(columns=df.columns)
Method 3 recreate the list
pd.DataFrame([[x] + [z] for x, y in df.values for z in y],columns=df.columns)
Out[488]:
A B
0 1 1
1 1 2
2 2 1
3 2 2
If more than two columns
s=pd.DataFrame([[x] + [z] for x, y in zip(df.index,df.B) for z in y])
s.merge(df,left_on=0,right_index=True)
Out[491]:
0 1 A B
0 0 1 1 [1, 2]
1 0 2 1 [1, 2]
2 1 1 2 [1, 2]
3 1 2 2 [1, 2]
Method 4 using reindex or loc
df.reindex(df.index.repeat(df.B.str.len())).assign(B=np.concatenate(df.B.values))
Out[554]:
A B
0 1 1
0 1 2
1 2 1
1 2 2
#df.loc[df.index.repeat(df.B.str.len())].assign(B=np.concatenate(df.B.values))
Method 5 when the list only contains unique values:
df=pd.DataFrame({'A':[1,2],'B':[[1,2],[3,4]]})
from collections import ChainMap
d = dict(ChainMap(*map(dict.fromkeys, df['B'], df['A'])))
pd.DataFrame(list(d.items()),columns=df.columns[::-1])
Out[574]:
B A
0 1 1
1 2 1
2 3 2
3 4 2
Method 6 using numpy for high performance:
newvalues=np.dstack((np.repeat(df.A.values,list(map(len,df.B.values))),np.concatenate(df.B.values)))
pd.DataFrame(data=newvalues[0],columns=df.columns)
A B
0 1 1
1 1 2
2 2 1
3 2 2
Method 7 : using base function itertools cycle and chain: Pure python solution just for fun
from itertools import cycle,chain
l=df.values.tolist()
l1=[list(zip([x[0]], cycle(x[1])) if len([x[0]]) > len(x[1]) else list(zip(cycle([x[0]]), x[1]))) for x in l]
pd.DataFrame(list(chain.from_iterable(l1)),columns=df.columns)
A B
0 1 1
1 1 2
2 2 1
3 2 2
Special case (two columns type object)
df=pd.DataFrame({'A':[1,2],'B':[[1,2],[3,4]],'C':[[1,2],[3,4]]})
df
Out[592]:
A B C
0 1 [1, 2] [1, 2]
1 2 [3, 4] [3, 4]
Self-def function
def unnesting(df, explode):
idx=df.index.repeat(df[explode[0]].str.len())
df1=pd.concat([pd.DataFrame({x:np.concatenate(df[x].values)} )for x in explode],axis=1)
df1.index=idx
return df1.join(df.drop(explode,1),how='left')
unnesting(df,['B','C'])
Out[609]:
B C A
0 1 1 1
0 2 2 1
1 3 3 2
1 4 4 2
Summary :
I am using pandas and python functions for this type of question. If you are worried about the speed of the above solutions, check user3483203's answer , since he is using numpy and most of the time numpy is faster . I recommend Cpython and numba if speed matters in your case.
edited Dec 26 '18 at 15:24
Jack Moody
640621
answered Nov 9 '18 at 2:20
Wen-BenWen-Ben
111k83266
add a comment |
As an user with both R and python, I have seen this type of question a couple of times.
In R, they have the built-in function from package tidyr called unnest. But in Python(pandas) there is no built-in function for this type of question.
I know object columns type always make the data hard to convert with a pandas' function. When I received the data like this , the first thing that came to mind was to 'flatten' or unnest the columns .
Method 1
apply + pd.Series (easy to understand but in terms of performance not recommended . )
df.set_index('A').B.apply(pd.Series).stack().reset_index(level=0).rename(columns={0:'B'})
Out[463]:
A B
0 1 1
1 1 2
0 2 1
1 2 2
Method 2 using repeat with DataFrame constructor , re-create your dataframe (good at performance, not good at multiple columns )
df=pd.DataFrame({'A':df.A.repeat(df.B.str.len()),'B':np.concatenate(df.B.values)})
df
Out[465]:
A B
0 1 1
0 1 2
1 2 1
1 2 2
Method 2.1 for example besides A we have A.1 .....A.n. If we still use the method(Method 2) above it is hard for us to re-create the columns one by one .
Solution : join or merge with the index after 'unnest' the single columns
s=pd.DataFrame({'B':np.concatenate(df.B.values)},index=df.index.repeat(df.B.str.len()))
s.join(df.drop('B',1),how='left')
Out[477]:
B A
0 1 1
0 2 1
1 1 2
1 2 2
If you need the column order exactly the same as before, add reindex at the end.
s.join(df.drop('B',1),how='left').reindex(columns=df.columns)
Method 3 recreate the list
pd.DataFrame([[x] + [z] for x, y in df.values for z in y],columns=df.columns)
Out[488]:
A B
0 1 1
1 1 2
2 2 1
3 2 2
If more than two columns
s=pd.DataFrame([[x] + [z] for x, y in zip(df.index,df.B) for z in y])
s.merge(df,left_on=0,right_index=True)
Out[491]:
0 1 A B
0 0 1 1 [1, 2]
1 0 2 1 [1, 2]
2 1 1 2 [1, 2]
3 1 2 2 [1, 2]
Method 4 using reindex or loc
df.reindex(df.index.repeat(df.B.str.len())).assign(B=np.concatenate(df.B.values))
Out[554]:
A B
0 1 1
0 1 2
1 2 1
1 2 2
#df.loc[df.index.repeat(df.B.str.len())].assign(B=np.concatenate(df.B.values))
Method 5 when the list only contains unique values:
df=pd.DataFrame({'A':[1,2],'B':[[1,2],[3,4]]})
from collections import ChainMap
d = dict(ChainMap(*map(dict.fromkeys, df['B'], df['A'])))
pd.DataFrame(list(d.items()),columns=df.columns[::-1])
Out[574]:
B A
0 1 1
1 2 1
2 3 2
3 4 2
Method 6 using numpy for high performance:
newvalues=np.dstack((np.repeat(df.A.values,list(map(len,df.B.values))),np.concatenate(df.B.values)))
pd.DataFrame(data=newvalues[0],columns=df.columns)
A B
0 1 1
1 1 2
2 2 1
3 2 2
Method 7 : using base function itertools cycle and chain: Pure python solution just for fun
from itertools import cycle,chain
l=df.values.tolist()
l1=[list(zip([x[0]], cycle(x[1])) if len([x[0]]) > len(x[1]) else list(zip(cycle([x[0]]), x[1]))) for x in l]
pd.DataFrame(list(chain.from_iterable(l1)),columns=df.columns)
A B
0 1 1
1 1 2
2 2 1
3 2 2
Special case (two columns type object)
df=pd.DataFrame({'A':[1,2],'B':[[1,2],[3,4]],'C':[[1,2],[3,4]]})
df
Out[592]:
A B C
0 1 [1, 2] [1, 2]
1 2 [3, 4] [3, 4]
Self-def function
def unnesting(df, explode):
idx=df.index.repeat(df[explode[0]].str.len())
df1=pd.concat([pd.DataFrame({x:np.concatenate(df[x].values)} )for x in explode],axis=1)
df1.index=idx
return df1.join(df.drop(explode,1),how='left')
unnesting(df,['B','C'])
Out[609]:
B C A
0 1 1 1
0 2 2 1
1 3 3 2
1 4 4 2
Summary :
I am using pandas and python functions for this type of question. If you are worried about the speed of the above solutions, check user3483203's answer , since he is using numpy and most of the time numpy is faster . I recommend Cpython and numba if speed matters in your case.
edited Dec 26 '18 at 15:24
Jack Moody
640621
answered Nov 9 '18 at 2:20
Wen-BenWen-Ben
111k83266
As an user with both R and python, I have seen this type of question a couple of times.
In R, they have the built-in function from package tidyr called unnest. But in Python(pandas) there is no built-in function for this type of question.
I know object columns type always make the data hard to convert with a pandas' function. When I received the data like this , the first thing that came to mind was to 'flatten' or unnest the columns .
Method 1
apply + pd.Series (easy to understand but in terms of performance not recommended . )
df.set_index('A').B.apply(pd.Series).stack().reset_index(level=0).rename(columns={0:'B'})
Out[463]:
A B
0 1 1
1 1 2
0 2 1
1 2 2
Method 2 using repeat with DataFrame constructor , re-create your dataframe (good at performance, not good at multiple columns )
df=pd.DataFrame({'A':df.A.repeat(df.B.str.len()),'B':np.concatenate(df.B.values)})
df
Out[465]:
A B
0 1 1
0 1 2
1 2 1
1 2 2
Method 2.1 for example besides A we have A.1 .....A.n. If we still use the method(Method 2) above it is hard for us to re-create the columns one by one .
Solution : join or merge with the index after 'unnest' the single columns
s=pd.DataFrame({'B':np.concatenate(df.B.values)},index=df.index.repeat(df.B.str.len()))
s.join(df.drop('B',1),how='left')
Out[477]:
B A
0 1 1
0 2 1
1 1 2
1 2 2
If you need the column order exactly the same as before, add reindex at the end.
s.join(df.drop('B',1),how='left').reindex(columns=df.columns)
Method 3 recreate the list
pd.DataFrame([[x] + [z] for x, y in df.values for z in y],columns=df.columns)
Out[488]:
A B
0 1 1
1 1 2
2 2 1
3 2 2
If more than two columns
s=pd.DataFrame([[x] + [z] for x, y in zip(df.index,df.B) for z in y])
s.merge(df,left_on=0,right_index=True)
Out[491]:
0 1 A B
0 0 1 1 [1, 2]
1 0 2 1 [1, 2]
2 1 1 2 [1, 2]
3 1 2 2 [1, 2]
Method 4 using reindex or loc
df.reindex(df.index.repeat(df.B.str.len())).assign(B=np.concatenate(df.B.values))
Out[554]:
A B
0 1 1
0 1 2
1 2 1
1 2 2
#df.loc[df.index.repeat(df.B.str.len())].assign(B=np.concatenate(df.B.values))
Method 5 when the list only contains unique values:
df=pd.DataFrame({'A':[1,2],'B':[[1,2],[3,4]]})
from collections import ChainMap
d = dict(ChainMap(*map(dict.fromkeys, df['B'], df['A'])))
pd.DataFrame(list(d.items()),columns=df.columns[::-1])
Out[574]:
B A
0 1 1
1 2 1
2 3 2
3 4 2
Method 6 using numpy for high performance:
newvalues=np.dstack((np.repeat(df.A.values,list(map(len,df.B.values))),np.concatenate(df.B.values)))
pd.DataFrame(data=newvalues[0],columns=df.columns)
A B
0 1 1
1 1 2
2 2 1
3 2 2
Method 7 : using base function itertools cycle and chain: Pure python solution just for fun
from itertools import cycle,chain
l=df.values.tolist()
l1=[list(zip([x[0]], cycle(x[1])) if len([x[0]]) > len(x[1]) else list(zip(cycle([x[0]]), x[1]))) for x in l]
pd.DataFrame(list(chain.from_iterable(l1)),columns=df.columns)
A B
0 1 1
1 1 2
2 2 1
3 2 2
Special case (two columns type object)
df=pd.DataFrame({'A':[1,2],'B':[[1,2],[3,4]],'C':[[1,2],[3,4]]})
df
Out[592]:
A B C
0 1 [1, 2] [1, 2]
1 2 [3, 4] [3, 4]
Self-def function
def unnesting(df, explode):
idx=df.index.repeat(df[explode[0]].str.len())
df1=pd.concat([pd.DataFrame({x:np.concatenate(df[x].values)} )for x in explode],axis=1)
df1.index=idx
return df1.join(df.drop(explode,1),how='left')
unnesting(df,['B','C'])
Out[609]:
B C A
0 1 1 1
0 2 2 1
1 3 3 2
1 4 4 2
Summary :
I am using pandas and python functions for this type of question. If you are worried about the speed of the above solutions, check user3483203's answer , since he is using numpy and most of the time numpy is faster . I recommend Cpython and numba if speed matters in your case.
edited Dec 26 '18 at 15:24
Jack Moody
640621
answered Nov 9 '18 at 2:20
Wen-BenWen-Ben
111k83266
edited Dec 26 '18 at 15:24
Jack Moody
640621
edited Dec 26 '18 at 15:24
Jack Moody
640621
edited Dec 26 '18 at 15:24
Jack Moody
640621
640621
answered Nov 9 '18 at 2:20
Wen-BenWen-Ben
111k83266
answered Nov 9 '18 at 2:20
Wen-BenWen-Ben
111k83266
answered Nov 9 '18 at 2:20
Wen-BenWen-Ben
111k83266
111k83266
add a comment |
add a comment |
Option 1
If all of the sublists in the other column are the same length, numpy can be an efficient option here:
vals = np.array(df.B.values.tolist())
a = np.repeat(df.A, vals.shape[1])
pd.DataFrame(np.column_stack((a, vals.ravel())), columns=df.columns)
A B
0 1 1
1 1 2
2 2 1
3 2 2
Option 2
If the sublists have different length, you need an additional step:
vals = df.B.values.tolist()
rs = [len(r) for r in vals]
a = np.repeat(df.A, rs)
pd.DataFrame(np.column_stack((a, np.concatenate(vals))), columns=df.columns)
A B
0 1 1
1 1 2
2 2 1
3 2 2
Option 3
I took a shot at generalizing this to work to flatten N columns and tile M columns, I'll work later on making it more efficient:
df = pd.DataFrame({'A': [1,2,3], 'B': [[1,2], [1,2,3], [1]],
'C': [[1,2,3], [1,2], [1,2]], 'D': ['A', 'B', 'C']})
A B C D
0 1 [1, 2] [1, 2, 3] A
1 2 [1, 2, 3] [1, 2] B
2 3 [1] [1, 2] C
def unnest(df, tile, explode):
vals = df[explode].sum(1)
rs = [len(r) for r in vals]
a = np.repeat(df[tile].values, rs, axis=0)
b = np.concatenate(vals.values)
d = np.column_stack((a, b))
return pd.DataFrame(d, columns = tile + ['_'.join(explode)])
unnest(df, ['A', 'D'], ['B', 'C'])
A D B_C
0 1 A 1
1 1 A 2
2 1 A 1
3 1 A 2
4 1 A 3
5 2 B 1
6 2 B 2
7 2 B 3
8 2 B 1
9 2 B 2
10 3 C 1
11 3 C 1
12 3 C 2
Functions
def wen1(df):
return df.set_index('A').B.apply(pd.Series).stack().reset_index(level=0).rename(columns={0: 'B'})
def wen2(df):
return pd.DataFrame({'A':df.A.repeat(df.B.str.len()),'B':np.concatenate(df.B.values)})
def wen3(df):
s = pd.DataFrame({'B': np.concatenate(df.B.values)}, index=df.index.repeat(df.B.str.len()))
return s.join(df.drop('B', 1), how='left')
def wen4(df):
return pd.DataFrame([[x] + [z] for x, y in df.values for z in y],columns=df.columns)
def chris1(df):
vals = np.array(df.B.values.tolist())
a = np.repeat(df.A, vals.shape[1])
return pd.DataFrame(np.column_stack((a, vals.ravel())), columns=df.columns)
def chris2(df):
vals = df.B.values.tolist()
rs = [len(r) for r in vals]
a = np.repeat(df.A.values, rs)
return pd.DataFrame(np.column_stack((a, np.concatenate(vals))), columns=df.columns)
Timings
import pandas as pd
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
from timeit import timeit
res = pd.DataFrame(
index=['wen1', 'wen2', 'wen3', 'wen4', 'chris1', 'chris2'],
columns=[10, 50, 100, 500, 1000, 5000, 10000],
dtype=float
)
for f in res.index:
for c in res.columns:
df = pd.DataFrame({'A': [1, 2], 'B': [[1, 2], [1, 2]]})
df = pd.concat([df]*c)
stmt = '{}(df)'.format(f)
setp = 'from __main__ import df, {}'.format(f)
res.at[f, c] = timeit(stmt, setp, number=50)
ax = res.div(res.min()).T.plot(loglog=True)
ax.set_xlabel("N")
ax.set_ylabel("time (relative)")
Performance
answered Nov 9 '18 at 2:35
user3483203user3483203
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Option 1
If all of the sublists in the other column are the same length, numpy can be an efficient option here:
vals = np.array(df.B.values.tolist())
a = np.repeat(df.A, vals.shape[1])
pd.DataFrame(np.column_stack((a, vals.ravel())), columns=df.columns)
A B
0 1 1
1 1 2
2 2 1
3 2 2
Option 2
If the sublists have different length, you need an additional step:
vals = df.B.values.tolist()
rs = [len(r) for r in vals]
a = np.repeat(df.A, rs)
pd.DataFrame(np.column_stack((a, np.concatenate(vals))), columns=df.columns)
A B
0 1 1
1 1 2
2 2 1
3 2 2
Option 3
I took a shot at generalizing this to work to flatten N columns and tile M columns, I'll work later on making it more efficient:
df = pd.DataFrame({'A': [1,2,3], 'B': [[1,2], [1,2,3], [1]],
'C': [[1,2,3], [1,2], [1,2]], 'D': ['A', 'B', 'C']})
A B C D
0 1 [1, 2] [1, 2, 3] A
1 2 [1, 2, 3] [1, 2] B
2 3 [1] [1, 2] C
def unnest(df, tile, explode):
vals = df[explode].sum(1)
rs = [len(r) for r in vals]
a = np.repeat(df[tile].values, rs, axis=0)
b = np.concatenate(vals.values)
d = np.column_stack((a, b))
return pd.DataFrame(d, columns = tile + ['_'.join(explode)])
unnest(df, ['A', 'D'], ['B', 'C'])
A D B_C
0 1 A 1
1 1 A 2
2 1 A 1
3 1 A 2
4 1 A 3
5 2 B 1
6 2 B 2
7 2 B 3
8 2 B 1
9 2 B 2
10 3 C 1
11 3 C 1
12 3 C 2
Functions
def wen1(df):
return df.set_index('A').B.apply(pd.Series).stack().reset_index(level=0).rename(columns={0: 'B'})
def wen2(df):
return pd.DataFrame({'A':df.A.repeat(df.B.str.len()),'B':np.concatenate(df.B.values)})
def wen3(df):
s = pd.DataFrame({'B': np.concatenate(df.B.values)}, index=df.index.repeat(df.B.str.len()))
return s.join(df.drop('B', 1), how='left')
def wen4(df):
return pd.DataFrame([[x] + [z] for x, y in df.values for z in y],columns=df.columns)
def chris1(df):
vals = np.array(df.B.values.tolist())
a = np.repeat(df.A, vals.shape[1])
return pd.DataFrame(np.column_stack((a, vals.ravel())), columns=df.columns)
def chris2(df):
vals = df.B.values.tolist()
rs = [len(r) for r in vals]
a = np.repeat(df.A.values, rs)
return pd.DataFrame(np.column_stack((a, np.concatenate(vals))), columns=df.columns)
Timings
import pandas as pd
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
from timeit import timeit
res = pd.DataFrame(
index=['wen1', 'wen2', 'wen3', 'wen4', 'chris1', 'chris2'],
columns=[10, 50, 100, 500, 1000, 5000, 10000],
dtype=float
)
for f in res.index:
for c in res.columns:
df = pd.DataFrame({'A': [1, 2], 'B': [[1, 2], [1, 2]]})
df = pd.concat([df]*c)
stmt = '{}(df)'.format(f)
setp = 'from __main__ import df, {}'.format(f)
res.at[f, c] = timeit(stmt, setp, number=50)
ax = res.div(res.min()).T.plot(loglog=True)
ax.set_xlabel("N")
ax.set_ylabel("time (relative)")
Performance
answered Nov 9 '18 at 2:35
user3483203user3483203
31.2k82655
add a comment |
Option 1
If all of the sublists in the other column are the same length, numpy can be an efficient option here:
vals = np.array(df.B.values.tolist())
a = np.repeat(df.A, vals.shape[1])
pd.DataFrame(np.column_stack((a, vals.ravel())), columns=df.columns)
A B
0 1 1
1 1 2
2 2 1
3 2 2
Option 2
If the sublists have different length, you need an additional step:
vals = df.B.values.tolist()
rs = [len(r) for r in vals]
a = np.repeat(df.A, rs)
pd.DataFrame(np.column_stack((a, np.concatenate(vals))), columns=df.columns)
A B
0 1 1
1 1 2
2 2 1
3 2 2
Option 3
I took a shot at generalizing this to work to flatten N columns and tile M columns, I'll work later on making it more efficient:
df = pd.DataFrame({'A': [1,2,3], 'B': [[1,2], [1,2,3], [1]],
'C': [[1,2,3], [1,2], [1,2]], 'D': ['A', 'B', 'C']})
A B C D
0 1 [1, 2] [1, 2, 3] A
1 2 [1, 2, 3] [1, 2] B
2 3 [1] [1, 2] C
def unnest(df, tile, explode):
vals = df[explode].sum(1)
rs = [len(r) for r in vals]
a = np.repeat(df[tile].values, rs, axis=0)
b = np.concatenate(vals.values)
d = np.column_stack((a, b))
return pd.DataFrame(d, columns = tile + ['_'.join(explode)])
unnest(df, ['A', 'D'], ['B', 'C'])
A D B_C
0 1 A 1
1 1 A 2
2 1 A 1
3 1 A 2
4 1 A 3
5 2 B 1
6 2 B 2
7 2 B 3
8 2 B 1
9 2 B 2
10 3 C 1
11 3 C 1
12 3 C 2
Functions
def wen1(df):
return df.set_index('A').B.apply(pd.Series).stack().reset_index(level=0).rename(columns={0: 'B'})
def wen2(df):
return pd.DataFrame({'A':df.A.repeat(df.B.str.len()),'B':np.concatenate(df.B.values)})
def wen3(df):
s = pd.DataFrame({'B': np.concatenate(df.B.values)}, index=df.index.repeat(df.B.str.len()))
return s.join(df.drop('B', 1), how='left')
def wen4(df):
return pd.DataFrame([[x] + [z] for x, y in df.values for z in y],columns=df.columns)
def chris1(df):
vals = np.array(df.B.values.tolist())
a = np.repeat(df.A, vals.shape[1])
return pd.DataFrame(np.column_stack((a, vals.ravel())), columns=df.columns)
def chris2(df):
vals = df.B.values.tolist()
rs = [len(r) for r in vals]
a = np.repeat(df.A.values, rs)
return pd.DataFrame(np.column_stack((a, np.concatenate(vals))), columns=df.columns)
Timings
import pandas as pd
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
from timeit import timeit
res = pd.DataFrame(
index=['wen1', 'wen2', 'wen3', 'wen4', 'chris1', 'chris2'],
columns=[10, 50, 100, 500, 1000, 5000, 10000],
dtype=float
)
for f in res.index:
for c in res.columns:
df = pd.DataFrame({'A': [1, 2], 'B': [[1, 2], [1, 2]]})
df = pd.concat([df]*c)
stmt = '{}(df)'.format(f)
setp = 'from __main__ import df, {}'.format(f)
res.at[f, c] = timeit(stmt, setp, number=50)
ax = res.div(res.min()).T.plot(loglog=True)
ax.set_xlabel("N")
ax.set_ylabel("time (relative)")
Performance
answered Nov 9 '18 at 2:35
user3483203user3483203
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Option 1
If all of the sublists in the other column are the same length, numpy can be an efficient option here:
vals = np.array(df.B.values.tolist())
a = np.repeat(df.A, vals.shape[1])
pd.DataFrame(np.column_stack((a, vals.ravel())), columns=df.columns)
A B
0 1 1
1 1 2
2 2 1
3 2 2
Option 2
If the sublists have different length, you need an additional step:
vals = df.B.values.tolist()
rs = [len(r) for r in vals]
a = np.repeat(df.A, rs)
pd.DataFrame(np.column_stack((a, np.concatenate(vals))), columns=df.columns)
A B
0 1 1
1 1 2
2 2 1
3 2 2
Option 3
I took a shot at generalizing this to work to flatten N columns and tile M columns, I'll work later on making it more efficient:
df = pd.DataFrame({'A': [1,2,3], 'B': [[1,2], [1,2,3], [1]],
'C': [[1,2,3], [1,2], [1,2]], 'D': ['A', 'B', 'C']})
A B C D
0 1 [1, 2] [1, 2, 3] A
1 2 [1, 2, 3] [1, 2] B
2 3 [1] [1, 2] C
def unnest(df, tile, explode):
vals = df[explode].sum(1)
rs = [len(r) for r in vals]
a = np.repeat(df[tile].values, rs, axis=0)
b = np.concatenate(vals.values)
d = np.column_stack((a, b))
return pd.DataFrame(d, columns = tile + ['_'.join(explode)])
unnest(df, ['A', 'D'], ['B', 'C'])
A D B_C
0 1 A 1
1 1 A 2
2 1 A 1
3 1 A 2
4 1 A 3
5 2 B 1
6 2 B 2
7 2 B 3
8 2 B 1
9 2 B 2
10 3 C 1
11 3 C 1
12 3 C 2
Functions
def wen1(df):
return df.set_index('A').B.apply(pd.Series).stack().reset_index(level=0).rename(columns={0: 'B'})
def wen2(df):
return pd.DataFrame({'A':df.A.repeat(df.B.str.len()),'B':np.concatenate(df.B.values)})
def wen3(df):
s = pd.DataFrame({'B': np.concatenate(df.B.values)}, index=df.index.repeat(df.B.str.len()))
return s.join(df.drop('B', 1), how='left')
def wen4(df):
return pd.DataFrame([[x] + [z] for x, y in df.values for z in y],columns=df.columns)
def chris1(df):
vals = np.array(df.B.values.tolist())
a = np.repeat(df.A, vals.shape[1])
return pd.DataFrame(np.column_stack((a, vals.ravel())), columns=df.columns)
def chris2(df):
vals = df.B.values.tolist()
rs = [len(r) for r in vals]
a = np.repeat(df.A.values, rs)
return pd.DataFrame(np.column_stack((a, np.concatenate(vals))), columns=df.columns)
Timings
import pandas as pd
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
from timeit import timeit
res = pd.DataFrame(
index=['wen1', 'wen2', 'wen3', 'wen4', 'chris1', 'chris2'],
columns=[10, 50, 100, 500, 1000, 5000, 10000],
dtype=float
)
for f in res.index:
for c in res.columns:
df = pd.DataFrame({'A': [1, 2], 'B': [[1, 2], [1, 2]]})
df = pd.concat([df]*c)
stmt = '{}(df)'.format(f)
setp = 'from __main__ import df, {}'.format(f)
res.at[f, c] = timeit(stmt, setp, number=50)
ax = res.div(res.min()).T.plot(loglog=True)
ax.set_xlabel("N")
ax.set_ylabel("time (relative)")
Performance
answered Nov 9 '18 at 2:35
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31.2k82655
edited Nov 9 '18 at 4:15
answered Nov 9 '18 at 2:35
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answered Nov 9 '18 at 2:35
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One alternative is to apply the meshgrid recipe over the rows of the columns to unnest:
import numpy as np
import pandas as pd
def unnest(frame, explode):
def mesh(values):
return np.array(np.meshgrid(*values)).T.reshape(-1, len(values))
data = np.vstack(mesh(row) for row in frame[explode].values)
return pd.DataFrame(data=data, columns=explode)
df = pd.DataFrame({'A': [1, 2], 'B': [[1, 2], [1, 2]]})
print(unnest(df, ['A', 'B'])) # base
print()
df = pd.DataFrame({'A': [1, 2], 'B': [[1, 2], [3, 4]], 'C': [[1, 2], [3, 4]]})
print(unnest(df, ['A', 'B', 'C'])) # multiple columns
print()
df = pd.DataFrame({'A': [1, 2, 3], 'B': [[1, 2], [1, 2, 3], [1]],
'C': [[1, 2, 3], [1, 2], [1, 2]], 'D': ['A', 'B', 'C']})
print(unnest(df, ['A', 'B'])) # uneven length lists
print()
print(unnest(df, ['D', 'B'])) # different types
print()
Output
A B
0 1 1
1 1 2
2 2 1
3 2 2
A B C
0 1 1 1
1 1 2 1
2 1 1 2
3 1 2 2
4 2 3 3
5 2 4 3
6 2 3 4
7 2 4 4
A B
0 1 1
1 1 2
2 2 1
3 2 2
4 2 3
5 3 1
D B
0 A 1
1 A 2
2 B 1
3 B 2
4 B 3
5 C 1
answered Dec 1 '18 at 1:31
Daniel MesejoDaniel Mesejo
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One alternative is to apply the meshgrid recipe over the rows of the columns to unnest:
import numpy as np
import pandas as pd
def unnest(frame, explode):
def mesh(values):
return np.array(np.meshgrid(*values)).T.reshape(-1, len(values))
data = np.vstack(mesh(row) for row in frame[explode].values)
return pd.DataFrame(data=data, columns=explode)
df = pd.DataFrame({'A': [1, 2], 'B': [[1, 2], [1, 2]]})
print(unnest(df, ['A', 'B'])) # base
print()
df = pd.DataFrame({'A': [1, 2], 'B': [[1, 2], [3, 4]], 'C': [[1, 2], [3, 4]]})
print(unnest(df, ['A', 'B', 'C'])) # multiple columns
print()
df = pd.DataFrame({'A': [1, 2, 3], 'B': [[1, 2], [1, 2, 3], [1]],
'C': [[1, 2, 3], [1, 2], [1, 2]], 'D': ['A', 'B', 'C']})
print(unnest(df, ['A', 'B'])) # uneven length lists
print()
print(unnest(df, ['D', 'B'])) # different types
print()
Output
A B
0 1 1
1 1 2
2 2 1
3 2 2
A B C
0 1 1 1
1 1 2 1
2 1 1 2
3 1 2 2
4 2 3 3
5 2 4 3
6 2 3 4
7 2 4 4
A B
0 1 1
1 1 2
2 2 1
3 2 2
4 2 3
5 3 1
D B
0 A 1
1 A 2
2 B 1
3 B 2
4 B 3
5 C 1
answered Dec 1 '18 at 1:31
Daniel MesejoDaniel Mesejo
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One alternative is to apply the meshgrid recipe over the rows of the columns to unnest:
import numpy as np
import pandas as pd
def unnest(frame, explode):
def mesh(values):
return np.array(np.meshgrid(*values)).T.reshape(-1, len(values))
data = np.vstack(mesh(row) for row in frame[explode].values)
return pd.DataFrame(data=data, columns=explode)
df = pd.DataFrame({'A': [1, 2], 'B': [[1, 2], [1, 2]]})
print(unnest(df, ['A', 'B'])) # base
print()
df = pd.DataFrame({'A': [1, 2], 'B': [[1, 2], [3, 4]], 'C': [[1, 2], [3, 4]]})
print(unnest(df, ['A', 'B', 'C'])) # multiple columns
print()
df = pd.DataFrame({'A': [1, 2, 3], 'B': [[1, 2], [1, 2, 3], [1]],
'C': [[1, 2, 3], [1, 2], [1, 2]], 'D': ['A', 'B', 'C']})
print(unnest(df, ['A', 'B'])) # uneven length lists
print()
print(unnest(df, ['D', 'B'])) # different types
print()
Output
A B
0 1 1
1 1 2
2 2 1
3 2 2
A B C
0 1 1 1
1 1 2 1
2 1 1 2
3 1 2 2
4 2 3 3
5 2 4 3
6 2 3 4
7 2 4 4
A B
0 1 1
1 1 2
2 2 1
3 2 2
4 2 3
5 3 1
D B
0 A 1
1 A 2
2 B 1
3 B 2
4 B 3
5 C 1
answered Dec 1 '18 at 1:31
Daniel MesejoDaniel Mesejo
18.4k21432
One alternative is to apply the meshgrid recipe over the rows of the columns to unnest:
import numpy as np
import pandas as pd
def unnest(frame, explode):
def mesh(values):
return np.array(np.meshgrid(*values)).T.reshape(-1, len(values))
data = np.vstack(mesh(row) for row in frame[explode].values)
return pd.DataFrame(data=data, columns=explode)
df = pd.DataFrame({'A': [1, 2], 'B': [[1, 2], [1, 2]]})
print(unnest(df, ['A', 'B'])) # base
print()
df = pd.DataFrame({'A': [1, 2], 'B': [[1, 2], [3, 4]], 'C': [[1, 2], [3, 4]]})
print(unnest(df, ['A', 'B', 'C'])) # multiple columns
print()
df = pd.DataFrame({'A': [1, 2, 3], 'B': [[1, 2], [1, 2, 3], [1]],
'C': [[1, 2, 3], [1, 2], [1, 2]], 'D': ['A', 'B', 'C']})
print(unnest(df, ['A', 'B'])) # uneven length lists
print()
print(unnest(df, ['D', 'B'])) # different types
print()
Output
A B
0 1 1
1 1 2
2 2 1
3 2 2
A B C
0 1 1 1
1 1 2 1
2 1 1 2
3 1 2 2
4 2 3 3
5 2 4 3
6 2 3 4
7 2 4 4
A B
0 1 1
1 1 2
2 2 1
3 2 2
4 2 3
5 3 1
D B
0 A 1
1 A 2
2 B 1
3 B 2
4 B 3
5 C 1
answered Dec 1 '18 at 1:31
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answered Dec 1 '18 at 1:31
Daniel MesejoDaniel Mesejo
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answered Dec 1 '18 at 1:31
Daniel MesejoDaniel Mesejo
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answered Dec 1 '18 at 1:31
Daniel MesejoDaniel Mesejo
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My 5 cents:
df[['B', 'B2']] = pd.DataFrame(df['B'].values.tolist())
df[['A', 'B']].append(df[['A', 'B2']].rename(columns={'B2': 'B'}),
ignore_index=True)
and another 5
df[['B1', 'B2']] = pd.DataFrame([*df['B']]) # if values.tolist() is too boring
(pd.wide_to_long(df.drop('B', 1), 'B', 'A', '')
.reset_index(level=1, drop=True)
.reset_index())
both resulting in the same
A B
0 1 1
1 2 1
2 1 2
3 2 2
answered Dec 11 '18 at 2:05
ayorgoayorgo
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My 5 cents:
df[['B', 'B2']] = pd.DataFrame(df['B'].values.tolist())
df[['A', 'B']].append(df[['A', 'B2']].rename(columns={'B2': 'B'}),
ignore_index=True)
and another 5
df[['B1', 'B2']] = pd.DataFrame([*df['B']]) # if values.tolist() is too boring
(pd.wide_to_long(df.drop('B', 1), 'B', 'A', '')
.reset_index(level=1, drop=True)
.reset_index())
both resulting in the same
A B
0 1 1
1 2 1
2 1 2
3 2 2
answered Dec 11 '18 at 2:05
ayorgoayorgo
1,130714
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My 5 cents:
df[['B', 'B2']] = pd.DataFrame(df['B'].values.tolist())
df[['A', 'B']].append(df[['A', 'B2']].rename(columns={'B2': 'B'}),
ignore_index=True)
and another 5
df[['B1', 'B2']] = pd.DataFrame([*df['B']]) # if values.tolist() is too boring
(pd.wide_to_long(df.drop('B', 1), 'B', 'A', '')
.reset_index(level=1, drop=True)
.reset_index())
both resulting in the same
A B
0 1 1
1 2 1
2 1 2
3 2 2
answered Dec 11 '18 at 2:05
ayorgoayorgo
1,130714
My 5 cents:
df[['B', 'B2']] = pd.DataFrame(df['B'].values.tolist())
df[['A', 'B']].append(df[['A', 'B2']].rename(columns={'B2': 'B'}),
ignore_index=True)
and another 5
df[['B1', 'B2']] = pd.DataFrame([*df['B']]) # if values.tolist() is too boring
(pd.wide_to_long(df.drop('B', 1), 'B', 'A', '')
.reset_index(level=1, drop=True)
.reset_index())
both resulting in the same
A B
0 1 1
1 2 1
2 1 2
3 2 2
answered Dec 11 '18 at 2:05
ayorgoayorgo
1,130714
edited Dec 11 '18 at 3:50
answered Dec 11 '18 at 2:05
ayorgoayorgo
1,130714
answered Dec 11 '18 at 2:05
ayorgoayorgo
1,130714
answered Dec 11 '18 at 2:05
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Something pretty not recommended (at least work in this case):
df=pd.concat([df]*2).sort_index()
it=iter(df['B'].tolist()[0]+df['B'].tolist()[0])
df['B']=df['B'].apply(lambda x:next(it))
concat + sort_index + iter + apply + next.
Now:
print(df)
Is:
A B
0 1 1
0 1 2
1 2 1
1 2 2
If care about index:
df=df.reset_index(drop=True)
Now:
print(df)
Is:
A B
0 1 1
1 1 2
2 2 1
3 2 2
answered Nov 9 '18 at 2:40
U9-ForwardU9-Forward
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Something pretty not recommended (at least work in this case):
df=pd.concat([df]*2).sort_index()
it=iter(df['B'].tolist()[0]+df['B'].tolist()[0])
df['B']=df['B'].apply(lambda x:next(it))
concat + sort_index + iter + apply + next.
Now:
print(df)
Is:
A B
0 1 1
0 1 2
1 2 1
1 2 2
If care about index:
df=df.reset_index(drop=True)
Now:
print(df)
Is:
A B
0 1 1
1 1 2
2 2 1
3 2 2
answered Nov 9 '18 at 2:40
U9-ForwardU9-Forward
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Something pretty not recommended (at least work in this case):
df=pd.concat([df]*2).sort_index()
it=iter(df['B'].tolist()[0]+df['B'].tolist()[0])
df['B']=df['B'].apply(lambda x:next(it))
concat + sort_index + iter + apply + next.
Now:
print(df)
Is:
A B
0 1 1
0 1 2
1 2 1
1 2 2
If care about index:
df=df.reset_index(drop=True)
Now:
print(df)
Is:
A B
0 1 1
1 1 2
2 2 1
3 2 2
answered Nov 9 '18 at 2:40
U9-ForwardU9-Forward
15.3k41439
Something pretty not recommended (at least work in this case):
df=pd.concat([df]*2).sort_index()
it=iter(df['B'].tolist()[0]+df['B'].tolist()[0])
df['B']=df['B'].apply(lambda x:next(it))
concat + sort_index + iter + apply + next.
Now:
print(df)
Is:
A B
0 1 1
0 1 2
1 2 1
1 2 2
If care about index:
df=df.reset_index(drop=True)
Now:
print(df)
Is:
A B
0 1 1
1 1 2
2 2 1
3 2 2
answered Nov 9 '18 at 2:40
U9-ForwardU9-Forward
15.3k41439
answered Nov 9 '18 at 2:40
U9-ForwardU9-Forward
15.3k41439
answered Nov 9 '18 at 2:40
U9-ForwardU9-Forward
15.3k41439
answered Nov 9 '18 at 2:40
U9-ForwardU9-Forward
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Related, unnesting strings: stackoverflow.com/q/48197234/4909087
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