diff --git a/doc/source/indexing.rst b/doc/source/indexing.rst index 04aa07a49ba8a..a8f3f5f26cd9e 100644 --- a/doc/source/indexing.rst +++ b/doc/source/indexing.rst @@ -228,11 +228,17 @@ new column. .. warning:: - You can use this access only if the index element is a valid python identifier, e.g. ``s.1`` is not allowed. - see `here for an explanation of valid identifiers + See `here for an explanation of valid identifiers `__. - The attribute will not be available if it conflicts with an existing method name, e.g. ``s.min`` is not allowed. + - Similarly, the attribute will not be available if it conflicts with any of the following list: ``index``, + ``major_axis``, ``minor_axis``, ``items``, ``labels``. + + - In any of these cases, standard indexing will still work, e.g. ``s['1']``, ``s['min']``, and ``s['index']`` will + access the corresponding element or column. + - The ``Series/Panel`` accesses are available starting in 0.13.0. If you are using the IPython environment, you may also use tab-completion to