pandas replace values in column according to multiple condition code example

Example 1: pandas replace values in column based on condition

In [41]:
df.loc[df['First Season'] > 1990, 'First Season'] = 1
df

Out[41]:
                 Team  First Season  Total Games
0      Dallas Cowboys          1960          894
1       Chicago Bears          1920         1357
2   Green Bay Packers          1921         1339
3      Miami Dolphins          1966          792
4    Baltimore Ravens             1          326
5  San Franciso 49ers          1950         1003

Example 2: replace multiple values in pandas column

df = pd.DataFrame({'a':['Small', 'Medium', 'High']})

In [22]: df
Out[22]: 
        a
0   Small
1  Medium
2    High

[3 rows x 1 columns]

df.replace({'a' : { 'Medium' : 2, 'Small' : 1, 'High' : 3 }})