Label encoding column pandas

import seaborn as sns 
df = sns.load_dataset('iris')
df['species'] = df['species'].astype('category').cat.codes
df.head(3)
'''sepal_length	sepal_width	petal_length	petal_width	species
	5.1					3.5			1.4					0.2			0
	4.9					3.0			1.4					0.2			0
	4.7					3.2			1.3					0.2			0'''

Label encoding of a column in python

import seaborn as sns 
df = sns.load_dataset('iris')
def encode(x):
    for i,j in enumerate(df['species'].unique()):
        if x == j:
            return i

df['species'] = df['species'].apply(lambda x:encode(x))

Similar codes

0 vote171 views1 answer
Transform image to rgb python
Python
2 votes163 views1 answer
Making lists with loops in one line python
Python
-3 votes171 views3 answers
Pandas.duplicated
Python
0 vote173 views1 answer
Python subprocess stdout to dev null
Python
0 vote155 views1 answer
Qaction hide show python
Python
0 vote181 views1 answer
Save python dic
Python
0 vote170 views1 answer
Python thunks
Python
8 votes154 views2 answers
Min and max number in list python
Python
4 votes156 views2 answers
Python distance between coordinates
Python
0 vote178 views1 answer
Check object attributes python
Python