How do I apply a function to a pandas Series or DataFrame?

Have you ever struggled to figure out the differences between apply, map, and applymap? In this video, I'll explain when you should use each of these methods and demonstrate a few common use cases. Watch the end of the video for three important announcements!

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== PANDAS RESOURCES ==
GitHub repository for the series: https://github.com/justmarkham/pandas...
Series "map" documentation: http://pandas.pydata.org/pandas-docs/...
Series "apply" documentation: http://pandas.pydata.org/pandas-docs/...
DataFrame "apply" documentation: http://pandas.pydata.org/pandas-docs/...
DataFrame "applymap" documentation: http://pandas.pydata.org/pandas-docs/...

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