extract
extract(__data, col, into, regex='(\\w+)', remove=True, convert=False, flags=0)
Pull out len(into) fields from character strings.
Returns a DataFrame with a column added for each piece.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
__data |
a DataFrame | required | |
col |
name of column to split (either string, or siu expression). | required | |
into |
names of resulting columns holding each entry in pulled out fields. | required | |
regex |
regular expression used to extract field. Passed to col.str.extract method. | '(\\w+)' |
|
remove |
whether to remove col from the returned DataFrame. | True |
|
convert |
whether to attempt to convert the split columns to numerics. | False |
|
flags |
flags from the re module, passed to col.str.extract. | 0 |