pandas dataframe pass multiple columns code example

Example 1: pandas pass two columns to function

#Method 1:
df["Delivery Charges"] = df[["Weight", "Package Size", "Delivery Mode"]].apply(
  lambda x : calculate_rate(*x), axis=1)

#Method 2:
df["Delivery Charges"] = df.apply(
  lambda x : calculate_rate(x["Weight"], 
  x["Package Size"], x["Delivery Mode"]), axis=1)

Example 2: apply a function to multiple columns in pandas

In [49]: df
Out[49]: 
          0         1
0  1.000000  0.000000
1 -0.494375  0.570994
2  1.000000  0.000000
3  1.876360 -0.229738
4  1.000000  0.000000

In [50]: def f(x):    
   ....:  return x[0] + x[1]  
   ....:  

In [51]: df.apply(f, axis=1) #passes a Series object, row-wise
Out[51]: 
0    1.000000
1    0.076619
2    1.000000
3    1.646622
4    1.000000