Setting the index
The last step that you'll take in this chapter is to set the stop_datetime column as the DataFrame's index. By replacing the default index with a DatetimeIndex, you'll make it easier to analyze the dataset by date and time, which will come in handy later in the course!
This exercise is part of the course
Analyzing Police Activity with pandas
Exercise instructions
- Set
stop_datetimeas the DataFrame index. - Examine the index to verify that it is a
DatetimeIndex. - Examine the DataFrame columns to confirm that
stop_datetimeis no longer one of the columns.
Hands-on interactive exercise
Have a go at this exercise by completing this sample code.
# Set 'stop_datetime' as the index
ri.____(____, inplace=True)
# Examine the index
print(____)
# Examine the columns
print(____)