Python | Pandas.pivot()

pandas.pivot(index, columns, values) function produces pivot table based on 3 columns of the DataFrame. Uses unique values from index / columns and fills with values.

Parameters:
index[ndarray] : Labels to use to make new frame’s index
columns[ndarray] : Labels to use to make new frame’s columns
values[ndarray] : Values to use for populating new frame’s values

Returns: Reshaped DataFrame
Exception: ValueError raised if there are any duplicates.

Code:

# Create a simple dataframe

# importing pandas as pd
import pandas as pd

# creating a dataframe
df = pd.DataFrame({'A': ['John', 'Boby', 'Mina'],
      'B': ['Masters', 'Graduate', 'Graduate'],
      'C': [27, 23, 21]})

df

# values can be an object or a list
df.pivot('A', 'B', 'C')

# value is a list
df.pivot(index ='A', columns ='B', values =['C', 'A'])

Raise ValueError when there are any index, columns combinations with multiple values.

# importing pandas as pd
import pandas as pd

# creating a dataframe
df = pd.DataFrame({'A': ['John', 'John', 'Mina'],
      'B': ['Masters', 'Masters', 'Graduate'],
      'C': [27, 23, 21]})


df.pivot('A', 'B', 'C')

ValueError: Index contains duplicate entries, cannot reshape