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How to obtain the cumulative sum over a pandas DataFrame axis
Onyejiaku Theophilus ChidaluOverview
The cummsum() function of a DataFrame object is used to obtain the cumulative sum over its axis.
Note: Axis here simply represents the row and column of the DataFrame. An axis with a value of
0indicates the axes running vertically downwards across a row, while a value of1indicates the axes running horizontally across a column.
Syntax
DataFrame.cumsum(axis=None, skipna=True, *args, **kwargs)
Syntax for the cumsum() function in pandas
Parameters
axis: This represents the name for the row ( designated as0or'index') or the column (designated as1orcolumns) axis.skipna: This takes a boolean value indicating if null values are to be excluded or not. This is an optional parameter.args,**kwargs: These keywords have no effect but may be accepted for compatibility with NumPy. These are optional.
Return value
This function returns a Series or DataFrame object showing the cumulative maximum in the axis.
Example
# A code to illustrate the cumsum() function in Pandas
# importing the pandas library
import pandas as pd
# creating a dataframe
df = pd.DataFrame([[5,10,4,15,3],
[1,7,5,9,0.5],
[3,11,13,14,12]],
columns=list('ABCDE'))
# printing the dataframe
print(df)
# obtaining the cummulative sum vertically across rows
print(df.cumsum(axis="index"))
# obtaining the cummulative sum horizontally over columns
print(df.cumsum(axis="columns"))Syntax for the cumusum() function
Explanation
- Line 4 : We import the
pandaslibrary. - Lines 7–10: We create a DataFrame,
df. - Line 12: We print the DataFrame,
df. - Line 15: We use the
cumsum()function to obtain the cumulative maximum values running downwards across the rows (axis0). We print the result to the console. - Line 18: We use the
cumsum()function to obtain the cumulative maximum values running horizontally across columns (axis1). We print the result to the console.
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