pandas indexing

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5/5
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Issue type
Documentation
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Needs clarification
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Stale
Tech stack
pandas, python

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Review the current pandas indexing lesson and compare the emphasis on iloc row indexing with column-name selection and row filtering. Decide whether boolean-mask filtering, query, or both should be introduced, then revise the lesson so the chosen scope and balance are clear.

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Description

iloc indexing by rows gets a little in the weeds, in general, indexing by column name is most used and filtering rows by criteria is more common, the amount of time spend on row indexing is a bit much

also is row filtering by boolean mask or query a better way of introducing row filtering? or both?

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