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!
Este exercício faz parte do curso
Analyzing Police Activity with pandas
Instruções do exercício
- 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.
Exercício interativo prático
Experimente este exercício completando este código de exemplo.
# Set 'stop_datetime' as the index
ri.____(____, inplace=True)
# Examine the index
print(____)
# Examine the columns
print(____)