Questions tagged [data-munging]

Converting unprocessed data into a more refined and organized format suitable for inputting into algorithms or systems involves parsing, filtering, extracting, organizing, combining, cleaning, or various other transformations.

Using the Pandas library in Python to apply functions to column values based on a pattern in column names

I am working with a dataset: a b val1_b1 val1_b2 val2_b1 val2_v2 1 2 5 9 4 6 My goal is to find the maximum value for each column group, resulting in the transformed dataset: a b val1 val2 1 2 9 6 Alternatively, I am also ...