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Data often gets duplicated in DataFrames. For instance, in the countries DataFrame, the 'continent' column has repeated entries. There's a method that retrieves an array of distinct values from a specific DataFrame column.


              
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import pandas as pd 

country_data = {'country' : ['Thailand', 'Philippines', 'Monaco', 'Malta', 'Sweden', 'Paraguay', 'Latvia'],
          'continent' : ['Asia', 'Asia', 'Europe', 'Europe', 'Europe', 'South America', 'Europe'],
          'capital':['Bangkok', 'Manila', 'Monaco', 'Valletta', 'Stockholm', 'Asuncion', 'Riga']}
countries = pd.DataFrame(country_data)
print(countries)
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Now, we'll apply the unique() method to the 'continent' and 'country' columns:


              
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import pandas as pd

country_data = {'country' : ['Thailand', 'Philippines', 'Monaco', 'Malta', 'Sweden', 'Paraguay', 'Latvia'],
          'continent' : ['Asia', 'Asia', 'Europe', 'Europe', 'Europe', 'South America', 'Europe'],
          'capital':['Bangkok', 'Manila', 'Monaco', 'Valletta', 'Stockholm', 'Asuncion', 'Riga']}
countries = pd.DataFrame(country_data)
unique_countries = countries['country'].unique()
unique_continents = countries['continent'].unique()
print(unique_countries)
print(unique_continents)
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To count the number of distinct values in a specific column, you can use the nunique() method:


              
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import pandas as pd

country_data = {'country' : ['Thailand', 'Philippines', 'Monaco', 'Malta', 'Sweden', 'Paraguay', 'Latvia'],
          'continent' : ['Asia', 'Asia', 'Europe', 'Europe', 'Europe', 'South America', 'Europe'],
          'capital':['Bangkok', 'Manila', 'Monaco', 'Valletta', 'Stockholm', 'Asuncion', 'Riga']}
countries = pd.DataFrame(country_data)
print(countries['continent'].nunique())
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You are given a DataFrame named audi_cars.

  • Identify all distinct values in the 'year' column and store the result in the unique_years column.
  • Identify all distinct values in the 'fueltype' column and store the result in the unique_fueltype variable.
  • Determine the number of unique fuel types and store the result in the count_unique_fueltypes variable.

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Data often gets duplicated in DataFrames. For instance, in the countries DataFrame, the 'continent' column has repeated entries. There's a method that retrieves an array of distinct values from a specific DataFrame column.


              
1234567

            
import pandas as pd 

country_data = {'country' : ['Thailand', 'Philippines', 'Monaco', 'Malta', 'Sweden', 'Paraguay', 'Latvia'],
          'continent' : ['Asia', 'Asia', 'Europe', 'Europe', 'Europe', 'South America', 'Europe'],
          'capital':['Bangkok', 'Manila', 'Monaco', 'Valletta', 'Stockholm', 'Asuncion', 'Riga']}
countries = pd.DataFrame(country_data)
print(countries)
copy

Now, we'll apply the unique() method to the 'continent' and 'country' columns:


              
12345678910

            
import pandas as pd

country_data = {'country' : ['Thailand', 'Philippines', 'Monaco', 'Malta', 'Sweden', 'Paraguay', 'Latvia'],
          'continent' : ['Asia', 'Asia', 'Europe', 'Europe', 'Europe', 'South America', 'Europe'],
          'capital':['Bangkok', 'Manila', 'Monaco', 'Valletta', 'Stockholm', 'Asuncion', 'Riga']}
countries = pd.DataFrame(country_data)
unique_countries = countries['country'].unique()
unique_continents = countries['continent'].unique()
print(unique_countries)
print(unique_continents)
copy

To count the number of distinct values in a specific column, you can use the nunique() method:


              
1234567

            
import pandas as pd

country_data = {'country' : ['Thailand', 'Philippines', 'Monaco', 'Malta', 'Sweden', 'Paraguay', 'Latvia'],
          'continent' : ['Asia', 'Asia', 'Europe', 'Europe', 'Europe', 'South America', 'Europe'],
          'capital':['Bangkok', 'Manila', 'Monaco', 'Valletta', 'Stockholm', 'Asuncion', 'Riga']}
countries = pd.DataFrame(country_data)
print(countries['continent'].nunique())
copy
Task

Swipe to start coding

You are given a DataFrame named audi_cars.

  • Identify all distinct values in the 'year' column and store the result in the unique_years column.
  • Identify all distinct values in the 'fueltype' column and store the result in the unique_fueltype variable.
  • Determine the number of unique fuel types and store the result in the count_unique_fueltypes variable.

Solution

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Data often gets duplicated in DataFrames. For instance, in the countries DataFrame, the 'continent' column has repeated entries. There's a method that retrieves an array of distinct values from a specific DataFrame column.


              
1234567

            
import pandas as pd 

country_data = {'country' : ['Thailand', 'Philippines', 'Monaco', 'Malta', 'Sweden', 'Paraguay', 'Latvia'],
          'continent' : ['Asia', 'Asia', 'Europe', 'Europe', 'Europe', 'South America', 'Europe'],
          'capital':['Bangkok', 'Manila', 'Monaco', 'Valletta', 'Stockholm', 'Asuncion', 'Riga']}
countries = pd.DataFrame(country_data)
print(countries)
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Now, we'll apply the unique() method to the 'continent' and 'country' columns:


              
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import pandas as pd

country_data = {'country' : ['Thailand', 'Philippines', 'Monaco', 'Malta', 'Sweden', 'Paraguay', 'Latvia'],
          'continent' : ['Asia', 'Asia', 'Europe', 'Europe', 'Europe', 'South America', 'Europe'],
          'capital':['Bangkok', 'Manila', 'Monaco', 'Valletta', 'Stockholm', 'Asuncion', 'Riga']}
countries = pd.DataFrame(country_data)
unique_countries = countries['country'].unique()
unique_continents = countries['continent'].unique()
print(unique_countries)
print(unique_continents)
copy

To count the number of distinct values in a specific column, you can use the nunique() method:


              
1234567

            
import pandas as pd

country_data = {'country' : ['Thailand', 'Philippines', 'Monaco', 'Malta', 'Sweden', 'Paraguay', 'Latvia'],
          'continent' : ['Asia', 'Asia', 'Europe', 'Europe', 'Europe', 'South America', 'Europe'],
          'capital':['Bangkok', 'Manila', 'Monaco', 'Valletta', 'Stockholm', 'Asuncion', 'Riga']}
countries = pd.DataFrame(country_data)
print(countries['continent'].nunique())
copy
Task

Swipe to start coding

You are given a DataFrame named audi_cars.

  • Identify all distinct values in the 'year' column and store the result in the unique_years column.
  • Identify all distinct values in the 'fueltype' column and store the result in the unique_fueltype variable.
  • Determine the number of unique fuel types and store the result in the count_unique_fueltypes variable.

Solution

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