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Exercise

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!

Instructions

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  • Set stop_datetime as the DataFrame index.
  • Examine the index to verify that it is a DatetimeIndex.
  • Examine the DataFrame columns to confirm that stop_datetime is no longer one of the columns.