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41 changes: 41 additions & 0 deletions pandas/core/frame.py
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See Also
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DataFrame.value_counts: Count unique combinations of columns.

Examples
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Consider dataset containing ramen rating.

>>> df = pd.DataFrame({
... 'brand': ['Yum Yum', 'Yum Yum', 'Indomie', 'Indomie', 'Indomie'],
... 'style': ['cup', 'cup', 'cup', 'pack', 'pack'],
... 'rating': [4, 4, 3.5, 15, 5]
... })
>>> df
brand style rating
0 Yum Yum cup 4.0
1 Yum Yum cup 4.0
2 Indomie cup 3.5
3 Indomie pack 15.0
4 Indomie pack 5.0

By default, it removes duplicate rows based on all columns.

>>> df.drop_duplicates()
brand style rating
0 Yum Yum cup 4.0
2 Indomie cup 3.5
3 Indomie pack 15.0
4 Indomie pack 5.0

To remove duplicates on specific column(s), use ``subset``.

>>> df.drop_duplicates(subset=['brand'])
brand style rating
0 Yum Yum cup 4.0
2 Indomie cup 3.5

To remove duplicates and keep last occurences, use ``keep``.

>>> df.drop_duplicates(subset=['brand', 'style'], keep='last')
brand style rating
1 Yum Yum cup 4.0
2 Indomie cup 3.5
4 Indomie pack 5.0
"""
if self.empty:
return self.copy()
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