create new column in pandas dataframe based on condition code example

Example 1: make a condition statement on column pandas

df['color'] = ['red' if x == 'Z' else 'green' for x in df['Set']]

Example 2: pandas create a new column based on condition of two columns

conditions = [
    df['gender'].eq('male') & df['pet1'].eq(df['pet2']),
    df['gender'].eq('female') & df['pet1'].isin(['cat', 'dog'])
]

choices = [5,5]

df['points'] = np.select(conditions, choices, default=0)

print(df)
     gender      pet1      pet2  points
0      male       dog       dog       5
1      male       cat       cat       5
2      male       dog       cat       0
3    female       cat  squirrel       5
4    female       dog       dog       5
5    female  squirrel       cat       0
6  squirrel       dog       cat       0