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DOC: update the DataFrame.head() docstring #20206

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Expand Up @@ -3607,6 +3607,10 @@ def head(self, n=5):
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Return the first n rows.
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backticks around n

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thanks!


This function returns rows for the object based on the underlying
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is object the right word?

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Might be good to use 'returns the first n rows' instead of just 'returns rows'.

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Yup will update.

index. It is useful for quickly testing if your object has the
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Might be good to put this in a separate paragraph: 'It is useful for quickly testing if your object has the right type of data in it.'

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Hmm I thought that would be a bit too long.

right type of data in it.

Parameters
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n : int, default 5
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See Also
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pandas.DataFrame.tail
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According to https://python-sprints.github.io/pandas/guide/pandas_docstring.html, the format should be pandas.DataFrame.tail : Returns the last n rows.

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Thanks for the catch!

Returns the last n rows.

Examples
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