maxframe.dataframe.Series.str.slice#

Series.str.slice(start=None, stop=None, step=None)#

Slice substrings from each element in the Series or Index.

Slicing substrings from strings in a Series or Index helps extract specific portions of data, making it easier to analyze or manipulate text. This is useful for tasks like parsing structured text fields or isolating parts of strings with a consistent format.

Parameters:

  • start (int, optional) – Start position for slice operation.

  • stop (int, optional) – Stop position for slice operation.

  • step (int, optional) – Step size for slice operation.

Returns:

Series or Index from sliced substring from original string object.

Return type:

Series or Index of object

See also

Series.str.slice_replace

Replace a slice with a string.

Series.str.get

Return element at position. Equivalent to Series.str.slice(start=i, stop=i+1) with i being the position.

Examples

>>> import maxframe.dataframe as md
>>> s = md.Series(["koala", "dog", "chameleon"])
>>> s.execute()
0        koala
1          dog
2    chameleon
dtype: str

>>> s.str.slice(start=1).execute()
0        oala
1          og
2    hameleon
dtype: str

>>> s.str.slice(start=-1).execute()
0           a
1           g
2           n
dtype: str

>>> s.str.slice(stop=2).execute()
0    ko
1    do
2    ch
dtype: str

>>> s.str.slice(step=2).execute()
0      kaa
1       dg
2    caeen
dtype: str

>>> s.str.slice(start=0, stop=5, step=3).execute()
0    kl
1     d
2    cm
dtype: str

Equivalent behaviour to:

>>> s.str[0:5:3].execute()
0    kl
1     d
2    cm
dtype: str