Selecting rows by position in Pandas DataFrame

Pandas: Advanced Indexing and Slicing Exercise-9 with Solution

Selecting Rows by Position:

Write a Pandas program to select the first three rows using iloc.

Sample Solution :

Python Code :

import pandas as pd

# Create a DataFrame
df = pd.DataFrame({
    'X': [1, 6, 8, 3, 7],
    'Y': [5, 2, 9, 4, 1]
})

# Select first three rows using iloc
result = df.iloc[:4]
print(result)

Output:

   X  Y
0  1  5
1  6  2
2  8  9
3  3  4

Explanation:

• Import pandas library.
• Create a DataFrame.
• Use .iloc to select the first three rows.
• Print the results.

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