pyspark.pandas.Index.copy

Index.copy(name=None, deep=None)

Make a copy of this object. name sets those attributes on the new object.

Parameters:

namestring, optional

to set name of index

deepNone

this parameter is not supported but just dummy parameter to match pandas.

Examples

>>> df = ps.DataFrame([[1, 2], [4, 5], [7, 8]],
...                   index=['cobra', 'viper', 'sidewinder'],
...                   columns=['max_speed', 'shield'])
>>> df
            max_speed  shield
cobra               1       2
viper               4       5
sidewinder          7       8
>>> df.index
Index(['cobra', 'viper', 'sidewinder'], dtype='object')

Copy index

>>> df.index.copy()
Index(['cobra', 'viper', 'sidewinder'], dtype='object')

Copy index with name

>>> df.index.copy(name='snake')
Index(['cobra', 'viper', 'sidewinder'], dtype='object', name='snake')