datatable.Frame.__setitem__()

datatable.Frame.
self
[
i
,
j
[, by]
[, sort]
[, join]
] =
R
source

This methods updates values within the frame, or adds new columns to the frame.

All parameters have the same meaning as in the getter DT[i, j, ...], with the only restriction that j must select to columns by reference (i.e. there could not be any computed columns there). On the other hand, j may contain columns that do not exist in the frame yet: these columns will be created.

Parameters

i
...

Row selector.

j
...

Column selector. Computed columns are forbidden, but not-existing (new) columns are allowed.

by
by

Groupby condition.

join
join

Join criterion.

R
FExpr | List[FExpr] | Frame | type | None | bool | int | float | str

The replacement for the selection on the left-hand-side.

None | bool | int | float | str

A simple python scalar can be assigned to any-shape selection on the LHS. If i selects all rows (i.e. the assignment is of the form DT[:, j] = R), then each column in j will be replaced with a constant column containing the value R.

If, on the other hand, i selects only some rows, then the type of R must be consistent with the type of column(s) selected in j. In this case only cells in subset [i, j] will be updated with the value of R; the columns may be promoted within their ltype if the value of R is large in magnitude.

type | stype | ltype

Assigning a type to one or more columns will change the types of those columns. The row selector i must be “slice-all” :.

Frame | FExpr | List[FExpr]

When a frame or an expression is assigned, then the shape of the RHS must match the shape of the LHS. Similarly to the assignment of scalars, types must be compatible when assigning to a subset of rows.

See Also

  • dt.update() – An alternative way to update values in the frame within DT[i, j] getter.

  • .replace() – Search and replace for certain values within the entire frame.

datatable.Frame.
self
[
j
] =
R
source

A simplified form of the setter, suitable for a single-column replacement. In this case j may only be an integer or a string.