Answer: Difference between map, applymap and apply methods in Pandas

answer re: Difference between map, applymap and apply methods in Pandas

May 25 '19

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Comparing map, applymap and apply: Context Matters

First major difference: DEFINITION

• map is defined on Series ONLY
• applymap is defined on DataFrames ONLY
• apply is defined on BOTH

Second major difference: INPUT ARGUMENT

• map accepts dicts, Series, or callable
• applymap and apply accept callables only

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