The sum() Method with Pandas Series
Let's find out how to use the floordiv operator on pandas series elements.
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import pandas as pdv1 = pd.Series([0, 2, 4])v2 = pd.Series([0, 1, 2])out = v1 // v2print(out.sum())
Explanation
There are a few things going on in this teaser. The first has to do with the //
operator in
out = v1 // v2
. This is the
In [1]: 7/2
Out[1]: 3.5
In [2]: 7//2
Out[2]: 3
The //
operator is useful when we want to calculate indices (for example, in a binary search).
The next odd thing is that we managed to ...
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