create a new column in pandas based on previous column code example
Example: create new columns pandas from another column
def label_race (row):
if row['eri_hispanic'] == 1 :
return 'Hispanic'
if row['eri_afr_amer'] + row['eri_asian'] + row['eri_hawaiian'] + row['eri_nat_amer'] + row['eri_white'] > 1 :
return 'Two Or More'
if row['eri_nat_amer'] == 1 :
return 'A/I AK Native'
if row['eri_asian'] == 1:
return 'Asian'
if row['eri_afr_amer'] == 1:
return 'Black/AA'
if row['eri_hawaiian'] == 1:
return 'Haw/Pac Isl.'
if row['eri_white'] == 1:
return 'White'
return 'Other'
df.apply(lambda row: label_race(row), axis=1)