Set all columns as index, or convert a dataframe to a multiindex series











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I have the following dataframe:



from    to  x     ratea
1 2 0.4 10
1 4 0.6 80
1 5 0.2 10
2 3 0.2 10
2 4 0.4 10
2 6 0.3 10
3 5 0.2 10
4 6 0.3 10


My goal is to have something like the following:



from    to      
1 2 x 0.4
1 2 ratea 10
1 4 x 0.6
1 4 ratea 80
1 5 x 0.2
1 5 ratea 10
2 3 x 0.2
2 3 ratea 10
2 4 x 0.4
2 4 ratea 10
2 6 x 0.3
2 6 ratea 10
3 5 x 0.2
3 5 ratea 10
4 6 x 0.3
4 6 ratea 10


How would I do this conversion?



PS unstack() did not help either (or maybe I did not use it probably).










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    I have the following dataframe:



    from    to  x     ratea
    1 2 0.4 10
    1 4 0.6 80
    1 5 0.2 10
    2 3 0.2 10
    2 4 0.4 10
    2 6 0.3 10
    3 5 0.2 10
    4 6 0.3 10


    My goal is to have something like the following:



    from    to      
    1 2 x 0.4
    1 2 ratea 10
    1 4 x 0.6
    1 4 ratea 80
    1 5 x 0.2
    1 5 ratea 10
    2 3 x 0.2
    2 3 ratea 10
    2 4 x 0.4
    2 4 ratea 10
    2 6 x 0.3
    2 6 ratea 10
    3 5 x 0.2
    3 5 ratea 10
    4 6 x 0.3
    4 6 ratea 10


    How would I do this conversion?



    PS unstack() did not help either (or maybe I did not use it probably).










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      I have the following dataframe:



      from    to  x     ratea
      1 2 0.4 10
      1 4 0.6 80
      1 5 0.2 10
      2 3 0.2 10
      2 4 0.4 10
      2 6 0.3 10
      3 5 0.2 10
      4 6 0.3 10


      My goal is to have something like the following:



      from    to      
      1 2 x 0.4
      1 2 ratea 10
      1 4 x 0.6
      1 4 ratea 80
      1 5 x 0.2
      1 5 ratea 10
      2 3 x 0.2
      2 3 ratea 10
      2 4 x 0.4
      2 4 ratea 10
      2 6 x 0.3
      2 6 ratea 10
      3 5 x 0.2
      3 5 ratea 10
      4 6 x 0.3
      4 6 ratea 10


      How would I do this conversion?



      PS unstack() did not help either (or maybe I did not use it probably).










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      I have the following dataframe:



      from    to  x     ratea
      1 2 0.4 10
      1 4 0.6 80
      1 5 0.2 10
      2 3 0.2 10
      2 4 0.4 10
      2 6 0.3 10
      3 5 0.2 10
      4 6 0.3 10


      My goal is to have something like the following:



      from    to      
      1 2 x 0.4
      1 2 ratea 10
      1 4 x 0.6
      1 4 ratea 80
      1 5 x 0.2
      1 5 ratea 10
      2 3 x 0.2
      2 3 ratea 10
      2 4 x 0.4
      2 4 ratea 10
      2 6 x 0.3
      2 6 ratea 10
      3 5 x 0.2
      3 5 ratea 10
      4 6 x 0.3
      4 6 ratea 10


      How would I do this conversion?



      PS unstack() did not help either (or maybe I did not use it probably).







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          Use set_index with stack with rename_axis for set new index names:



          s = df.set_index(['from','to']).stack().rename_axis(['from','to','val'])
          print (s)

          from to val
          1 2 x 0.4
          ratea 10.0
          4 x 0.6
          ratea 80.0
          5 x 0.2
          ratea 10.0
          2 3 x 0.2
          ratea 10.0
          4 x 0.4
          ratea 10.0
          6 x 0.3
          ratea 10.0
          3 5 x 0.2
          ratea 10.0
          4 6 x 0.3
          ratea 10.0
          dtype: float64





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          • Thank you very much. You don't know how many hours was wasted on this. You are a lifesaver :) You were so fast in answering that I can't accept the answer :) I have to wait 10 minutes apparently :)
            – Ali
            Nov 11 at 8:03








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            @Ali - You are welcome!
            – jezrael
            Nov 11 at 8:03










          • Is there anyway that I could name that column so I could put all of those as index, i.e. how do I convert this to a multiindex series?
            – Ali
            Nov 11 at 21:28






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            @Ali - check edited answer.
            – jezrael
            Nov 12 at 15:51











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          Use set_index with stack with rename_axis for set new index names:



          s = df.set_index(['from','to']).stack().rename_axis(['from','to','val'])
          print (s)

          from to val
          1 2 x 0.4
          ratea 10.0
          4 x 0.6
          ratea 80.0
          5 x 0.2
          ratea 10.0
          2 3 x 0.2
          ratea 10.0
          4 x 0.4
          ratea 10.0
          6 x 0.3
          ratea 10.0
          3 5 x 0.2
          ratea 10.0
          4 6 x 0.3
          ratea 10.0
          dtype: float64





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          • Thank you very much. You don't know how many hours was wasted on this. You are a lifesaver :) You were so fast in answering that I can't accept the answer :) I have to wait 10 minutes apparently :)
            – Ali
            Nov 11 at 8:03








          • 1




            @Ali - You are welcome!
            – jezrael
            Nov 11 at 8:03










          • Is there anyway that I could name that column so I could put all of those as index, i.e. how do I convert this to a multiindex series?
            – Ali
            Nov 11 at 21:28






          • 1




            @Ali - check edited answer.
            – jezrael
            Nov 12 at 15:51















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          Use set_index with stack with rename_axis for set new index names:



          s = df.set_index(['from','to']).stack().rename_axis(['from','to','val'])
          print (s)

          from to val
          1 2 x 0.4
          ratea 10.0
          4 x 0.6
          ratea 80.0
          5 x 0.2
          ratea 10.0
          2 3 x 0.2
          ratea 10.0
          4 x 0.4
          ratea 10.0
          6 x 0.3
          ratea 10.0
          3 5 x 0.2
          ratea 10.0
          4 6 x 0.3
          ratea 10.0
          dtype: float64





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          • Thank you very much. You don't know how many hours was wasted on this. You are a lifesaver :) You were so fast in answering that I can't accept the answer :) I have to wait 10 minutes apparently :)
            – Ali
            Nov 11 at 8:03








          • 1




            @Ali - You are welcome!
            – jezrael
            Nov 11 at 8:03










          • Is there anyway that I could name that column so I could put all of those as index, i.e. how do I convert this to a multiindex series?
            – Ali
            Nov 11 at 21:28






          • 1




            @Ali - check edited answer.
            – jezrael
            Nov 12 at 15:51













          up vote
          1
          down vote



          accepted







          up vote
          1
          down vote



          accepted






          Use set_index with stack with rename_axis for set new index names:



          s = df.set_index(['from','to']).stack().rename_axis(['from','to','val'])
          print (s)

          from to val
          1 2 x 0.4
          ratea 10.0
          4 x 0.6
          ratea 80.0
          5 x 0.2
          ratea 10.0
          2 3 x 0.2
          ratea 10.0
          4 x 0.4
          ratea 10.0
          6 x 0.3
          ratea 10.0
          3 5 x 0.2
          ratea 10.0
          4 6 x 0.3
          ratea 10.0
          dtype: float64





          share|improve this answer














          Use set_index with stack with rename_axis for set new index names:



          s = df.set_index(['from','to']).stack().rename_axis(['from','to','val'])
          print (s)

          from to val
          1 2 x 0.4
          ratea 10.0
          4 x 0.6
          ratea 80.0
          5 x 0.2
          ratea 10.0
          2 3 x 0.2
          ratea 10.0
          4 x 0.4
          ratea 10.0
          6 x 0.3
          ratea 10.0
          3 5 x 0.2
          ratea 10.0
          4 6 x 0.3
          ratea 10.0
          dtype: float64






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          answered Nov 11 at 7:59









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          • Thank you very much. You don't know how many hours was wasted on this. You are a lifesaver :) You were so fast in answering that I can't accept the answer :) I have to wait 10 minutes apparently :)
            – Ali
            Nov 11 at 8:03








          • 1




            @Ali - You are welcome!
            – jezrael
            Nov 11 at 8:03










          • Is there anyway that I could name that column so I could put all of those as index, i.e. how do I convert this to a multiindex series?
            – Ali
            Nov 11 at 21:28






          • 1




            @Ali - check edited answer.
            – jezrael
            Nov 12 at 15:51


















          • Thank you very much. You don't know how many hours was wasted on this. You are a lifesaver :) You were so fast in answering that I can't accept the answer :) I have to wait 10 minutes apparently :)
            – Ali
            Nov 11 at 8:03








          • 1




            @Ali - You are welcome!
            – jezrael
            Nov 11 at 8:03










          • Is there anyway that I could name that column so I could put all of those as index, i.e. how do I convert this to a multiindex series?
            – Ali
            Nov 11 at 21:28






          • 1




            @Ali - check edited answer.
            – jezrael
            Nov 12 at 15:51
















          Thank you very much. You don't know how many hours was wasted on this. You are a lifesaver :) You were so fast in answering that I can't accept the answer :) I have to wait 10 minutes apparently :)
          – Ali
          Nov 11 at 8:03






          Thank you very much. You don't know how many hours was wasted on this. You are a lifesaver :) You were so fast in answering that I can't accept the answer :) I have to wait 10 minutes apparently :)
          – Ali
          Nov 11 at 8:03






          1




          1




          @Ali - You are welcome!
          – jezrael
          Nov 11 at 8:03




          @Ali - You are welcome!
          – jezrael
          Nov 11 at 8:03












          Is there anyway that I could name that column so I could put all of those as index, i.e. how do I convert this to a multiindex series?
          – Ali
          Nov 11 at 21:28




          Is there anyway that I could name that column so I could put all of those as index, i.e. how do I convert this to a multiindex series?
          – Ali
          Nov 11 at 21:28




          1




          1




          @Ali - check edited answer.
          – jezrael
          Nov 12 at 15:51




          @Ali - check edited answer.
          – jezrael
          Nov 12 at 15:51


















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