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Python Dataframe Duplicated Columns while Merging multple times

I have a main dataframe and a sub dataframe. I want to merge each column in sub dataframe into main dataframe with main dataframe column as a reference. I have successfully arrived at my desired answer, except that I see duplicated columns of the main dataframe. Below are the my expected and present answers.
Present solution:
df = pd.DataFrame({'Ref':[1,2,3,4]})
df1 = pd.DataFrame({'A':[2,3],'Z':[1,2]})
df = [df.merge(df1[col_name],left_on='Ref',right_on=col_name,how='left') for col_name in df1.columns]
df = pd.concat(df,axis=1)
df =
Ref A Ref Z
0 1 NaN 1 1.0
1 2 2.0 2 2.0
2 3 3.0 3 NaN
3 4 NaN 4 NaN
Expected Answer:
df =
Ref A Z
0 1 NaN 1.0
1 2 2.0 2.0
2 3 3.0 NaN
3 4 NaN NaN

Update
Use duplicated:
>>> df.loc[:, ~df.columns.duplicated()]
Ref A Z
0 1 NaN 1.0
1 2 2.0 2.0
2 3 3.0 NaN
3 4 NaN NaN
Old answer
You can use:
# Your code
...
df = pd.concat(df, axis=1)
# Use pop and insert to cleanup your dataframe
df.insert(0, 'Ref', df.pop('Ref').iloc[:, 0])
Output:
>>> df
Ref A Z
0 1 NaN 1.0
1 2 2.0 2.0
2 3 3.0 NaN
3 4 NaN NaN

What about setting 'Ref' col as index while getting dataframe list. (And resetting index such that you get back Ref as a column)
df = pd.DataFrame({'Ref':[1,2,3,4]})
df1 = pd.DataFrame({'A':[2,3],'Z':[1,2]})
df = [df.merge(df1[col_name],left_on='Ref',right_on=col_name,how='left').set_index('Ref') for col_name in df1.columns]
df = pd.concat(df,axis=1)
df = df.reset_index()
Ref A Z
1 NaN 1.0
2 2.0 2.0
3 3.0 NaN
4 NaN NaN

This is a reduction process. Instead of the list comprehension use for - loop, or even reduce:
from functools import reduce
reduce(lambda x, y : x.merge(df1[y],left_on='Ref',right_on=y,how='left'), df1.columns, df)
Ref A Z
0 1 NaN 1.0
1 2 2.0 2.0
2 3 3.0 NaN
3 4 NaN NaN
The above is similar to:
for y in df1.columns:
df = df.merge(df1[y],left_on='Ref',right_on=y,how='left')
df
Ref A Z
0 1 NaN 1.0
1 2 2.0 2.0
2 3 3.0 NaN
3 4 NaN NaN

create new pandas column based on if and else rule

I have this dataframe and I want to create column e:
df
a b c d
1 2 1 2
Nan Nan 3 1
Nan Nan Nan 5
4 5 0 2
I want create a new column based on this criteria:
The highest of column a vs column b.
If no value in column a and column b , then look column c
if no value in column c, then look column d.
df
a b c d e
1 2 1 2 2
Nan Nan 3 1 3
Nan Nan Nan 5 5
4 5 0 2 5
my idea just until step number 2.
def e(x):
if x['a'] >= x['b']:
return x['a']
elif x['a'] <= x['b']:
return x['b']
else:
x['c']
df['e'] = df.apply(e, axis=1)

IIUC, use pandas.DataFrame.bfill:
df["e"] = df.bfill(1)[["a", "b"]].max(1)
print(df)
Output:
a b c d e
0 1 2 1 2 2.0
1 NaN NaN 3 1 3.0
2 NaN NaN NaN 5 5.0
3 4 5 0 2 5.0

You can always use np.where()
df['e'] = df['d']
df['e'] = np.where((df['a'].isna()) & (df['b'].isna()) & (df['c'].notnull()), df['c'], df['e'])
df['e'] = np.where((df['a'].notnull()) & (df['b'].notnull()) & (df['a'] > df['b']), df['a'], df['e'])
df['e'] = np.where((df['a'].notnull()) & (df['b'].notnull()) & (df['b'] > df['a']), df['b'], df['e'])
df

First get maximum a, b values and assign to a column, then back filling missing values and select first column for prioritize c and then d columns:
df['e'] = df.assign(a = df[['a','b']].max(axis=1)).bfill(axis=1).iloc[:, 0]
print (df)
a b c d e
0 1.0 2.0 1.0 2 2.0
1 NaN NaN 3.0 1 3.0
2 NaN NaN NaN 5 5.0
3 4.0 5.0 0.0 2 5.0
If want test only a,b,c,d columns and possible some another columns:
df['e'] = df[['a','b']].max(axis=1).fillna(df.c).fillna(df.d)
print (df)
a b c d e
0 1.0 2.0 1.0 2 2.0
1 NaN NaN 3.0 5 3.0
2 NaN NaN NaN 5 5.0
3 4.0 5.0 0.0 2 5.0
If changed second row to 3,5 output is:
df['e'] = df.assign(a = df[['a','b']].max(axis=1)).bfill(axis=1).iloc[:, 0]
print (df)
a b c d e
0 1.0 2.0 1.0 2 2.0
1 NaN NaN 3.0 5 3.0 <- changed d=5
2 NaN NaN NaN 5 5.0
3 4.0 5.0 0.0 2 5.0

Pandas: Reshape two columns into one row

I want to reshape a pandas DataFrame from two columns into one row:
import numpy as np
import pandas as pd
df_a = pd.DataFrame({ 'Type': ['A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E'], 'Values':[2,4,7,9,3]})
df_a
Type Values
0 A 2
1 B 4
2 C 7
3 D 9
4 E 3
df_b = df_a.pivot(columns='Type', values='Values')
df_b
Which gives me this:
Type A B C D E
0 2.0 NaN NaN NaN NaN
1 NaN 4.0 NaN NaN NaN
2 NaN NaN 7.0 NaN NaN
3 NaN NaN NaN 9.0 NaN
4 NaN NaN NaN NaN 3.0
When I want it condensed into a single row like this:
Type A B C D E
0 2.0 4.0 7.0 9.0 3.0

I believe you dont need pivot, better is DataFrame constructor only:
df_b = pd.DataFrame([df_a['Values'].values], columns=df_a['Type'].values)
print (df_b)
A B C D E
0 2 4 7 9 3
Or set_index with transpose by T:
df_b = df_a.set_index('Type').T.rename({'Values':0})
print (df_b)
Type A B C D E
0 2 4 7 9 3

Another way:
df_a['col'] = 0
df_a.set_index(['col','Type'])['Values'].unstack().reset_index().drop('col', axis=1)
Type A B C D E
0 2 4 7 9 3

We can fix your df_b
df_b.ffill().iloc[[-1],:]
Out[360]:
Type A B C D E
4 2.0 4.0 7.0 9.0 3.0
Or we do
df_a.assign(key=[0]*len(df_a)).pivot(columns='Type', values='Values',index='key')
Out[366]:
Type A B C D E
key
0 2 4 7 9 3

How to implement sql coalesce in pandas

I have a data frame like
df = pd.DataFrame({"A":[1,2,np.nan],"B":[np.nan,10,np.nan], "C":[5,10,7]})
A B C
0 1.0 NaN 5
1 2.0 10.0 10
2 NaN NaN 7
I want to add a new column 'D'. Expected output is
A B C D
0 1.0 NaN 5 1.0
1 2.0 10.0 10 2.0
2 NaN NaN 7 7.0
Thanks in advance!

Another way is to explicitly fill column D with A,B,C in that order.
df['D'] = np.nan
df['D'] = df.D.fillna(df.A).fillna(df.B).fillna(df.C)

Another approach is to use the combine_first method of a pd.Series. Using your example df,
>>> import pandas as pd
>>> import numpy as np
>>> df = pd.DataFrame({"A":[1,2,np.nan],"B":[np.nan,10,np.nan], "C":[5,10,7]})
>>> df
A B C
0 1.0 NaN 5
1 2.0 10.0 10
2 NaN NaN 7
we have
>>> df.A.combine_first(df.B).combine_first(df.C)
0 1.0
1 2.0
2 7.0
We can use reduce to abstract this pattern to work with an arbitrary number of columns.
>>> from functools import reduce
>>> cols = [df[c] for c in df.columns]
>>> reduce(lambda acc, col: acc.combine_first(col), cols)
0 1.0
1 2.0
2 7.0
Name: A, dtype: float64
Let's put this all together in a function.
>>> def coalesce(*args):
... return reduce(lambda acc, col: acc.combine_first(col), args)
...
>>> coalesce(*cols)
0 1.0
1 2.0
2 7.0
Name: A, dtype: float64

I think you need bfill with selecting first column by iloc:
df['D'] = df.bfill(axis=1).iloc[:,0]
print (df)
A B C D
0 1.0 NaN 5 1.0
1 2.0 10.0 10 2.0
2 NaN NaN 7 7.0
same as:
df['D'] = df.fillna(method='bfill',axis=1).iloc[:,0]
print (df)
A B C D
0 1.0 NaN 5 1.0
1 2.0 10.0 10 2.0
2 NaN NaN 7 7.0

option 1
pandas
df.assign(D=df.lookup(df.index, df.isnull().idxmin(1)))
A B C D
0 1.0 NaN 5 1.0
1 2.0 10.0 10 2.0
2 NaN NaN 7 7.0
option 2
numpy
v = df.values
j = np.isnan(v).argmin(1)
df.assign(D=v[np.arange(len(v)), j])
A B C D
0 1.0 NaN 5 1.0
1 2.0 10.0 10 2.0
2 NaN NaN 7 7.0
naive time test
over given data
over larger data

There is already a method for Series in Pandas that does this:
df['D'] = df['A'].combine_first(df['C'])
Or just stack them if you want to look up values sequentially:
df['D'] = df['A'].combine_first(df['B']).combine_first(df['C'])
This outputs the following:
>>> df
A B C D
0 1.0 NaN 5 1.0
1 2.0 10.0 10 2.0
2 NaN NaN 7 7.0

Unmelt Pandas DataFrame

I have a pandas dataframe with two id variables:
df = pd.DataFrame({'id': [1,1,1,2,2,3],
'num': [10,10,12,13,14,15],
'q': ['a', 'b', 'd', 'a', 'b', 'z'],
'v': [2,4,6,8,10,12]})
id num q v
0 1 10 a 2
1 1 10 b 4
2 1 12 d 6
3 2 13 a 8
4 2 14 b 10
5 3 15 z 12
I can pivot the table with:
df.pivot('id','q','v')
And end up with something close:
q a b d z
id
1 2 4 6 NaN
2 8 10 NaN NaN
3 NaN NaN NaN 12
However, what I really want is (the original unmelted form):
id num a b d z
1 10 2 4 NaN NaN
1 12 NaN NaN 6 NaN
2 13 8 NaN NaN NaN
2 14 NaN 10 NaN NaN
3 15 NaN NaN NaN 12
In other words:
'id' and 'num' my indices (normally, I've only seen either 'id' or 'num' being the index but I need both since I'm trying to retrieve the original unmelted form)
'q' are my columns
'v' are my values in the table
Update
I found a close solution from Wes McKinney's blog:
df.pivot_table(index=['id','num'], columns='q')
v
q a b d z
id num
1 10 2 4 NaN NaN
12 NaN NaN 6 NaN
2 13 8 NaN NaN NaN
14 NaN 10 NaN NaN
3 15 NaN NaN NaN 12
However, the format is not quite the same as what I want above.

You could use set_index and unstack
In [18]: df.set_index(['id', 'num', 'q'])['v'].unstack().reset_index()
Out[18]:
q id num a b d z
0 1 10 2.0 4.0 NaN NaN
1 1 12 NaN NaN 6.0 NaN
2 2 13 8.0 NaN NaN NaN
3 2 14 NaN 10.0 NaN NaN
4 3 15 NaN NaN NaN 12.0

You're really close slaw. Just rename your column index to None and you've got what you want.
df2 = df.pivot_table(index=['id','num'], columns='q')
df2.columns = df2.columns.droplevel().rename(None)
df2.reset_index().fillna("null").to_csv("test.csv", sep="\t", index=None)
Note that the the 'v' column is expected to be numeric by default so that it can be aggregated. Otherwise, Pandas will error out with:
DataError: No numeric types to aggregate
To resolve this, you can specify your own aggregation function by using a custom lambda function:
df2 = df.pivot_table(index=['id','num'], columns='q', aggfunc= lambda x: x)

you can remove name q.
df1.columns=df1.columns.tolist()
Zero's answer + remove q =
df1 = df.set_index(['id', 'num', 'q'])['v'].unstack().reset_index()
df1.columns=df1.columns.tolist()
id num a b d z
0 1 10 2.0 4.0 NaN NaN
1 1 12 NaN NaN 6.0 NaN
2 2 13 8.0 NaN NaN NaN
3 2 14 NaN 10.0 NaN NaN
4 3 15 NaN NaN NaN 12.0

This might work just fine:
Pivot
df2 = (df.pivot_table(index=['id', 'num'], columns='q', values='v')).reset_index())
Concatinate the 1st level column names with the 2nd
df2.columns =[s1 + str(s2) for (s1,s2) in df2.columns.tolist()]

Came up with a close solution
df2 = df.pivot_table(index=['id','num'], columns='q')
df2.columns = df2.columns.droplevel()
df2.reset_index().fillna("null").to_csv("test.csv", sep="\t", index=None)
Still can't figure out how to drop 'q' from the dataframe

It can be done in three steps:
#1: Prepare auxilary column 'id_num':
df['id_num'] = df[['id', 'num']].apply(tuple, axis=1)
df = df.drop(columns=['id', 'num'])
#2: 'pivot' is almost an inverse of melt:
df, df.columns.name = df.pivot(index='id_num', columns='q', values='v').reset_index(), ''
#3: Bring back 'id' and 'num' columns:
df['id'], df['num'] = zip(*df['id_num'])
df = df.drop(columns=['id_num'])
This is a result, but with different order of columns:
a b d z id num
0 2.0 4.0 NaN NaN 1 10
1 NaN NaN 6.0 NaN 1 12
2 8.0 NaN NaN NaN 2 13
3 NaN 10.0 NaN NaN 2 14
4 NaN NaN NaN 12.0 3 15
Alternatively with proper order:
def multiindex_pivot(df, columns=None, values=None):
#inspired by: https://github.com/pandas-dev/pandas/issues/23955
names = list(df.index.names)
df = df.reset_index()
list_index = df[names].values
tuples_index = [tuple(i) for i in list_index] # hashable
df = df.assign(tuples_index=tuples_index)
df = df.pivot(index="tuples_index", columns=columns, values=values)
tuples_index = df.index # reduced
index = pd.MultiIndex.from_tuples(tuples_index, names=names)
df.index = index
df = df.reset_index() #me
df.columns.name = '' #me
return df
df = df.set_index(['id', 'num'])
df = multiindex_pivot(df, columns='q', values='v')