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Truncate decimal places of values within a pandas df

I can truncate individual floats using the truncate function in math. But when trying to pass the same function to a pandas df column I'm getting an error.

import math
import pandas as pd

X = 1.1236

X = math.trunc(1000 * X) / 1000;

#Output
1.123

But when using a pandas df:

d = ({
    'X' : [1.1234,1.1235],           
    })

df = pd.DataFrame(data=d)

df['X'] = math.trunc(1000 * df['X']) / 1000;

Error:

df['X'] = math.trunc(1000 * df['X']) / 1000;

TypeError: type Series doesn't define __trunc__ method
Solution

  • You can use applymap

    trunc = lambda x: math.trunc(1000 * x) / 1000;

df.applymap(trunc)