xarray.CFTimeIndex.to_frame#

CFTimeIndex.to_frame(index=True, name=<no_default>)[source] #

Create a DataFrame with a column containing the Index.

Parameters:

• index (bool, default True) – Set the index of the returned DataFrame as the original Index.

• name (object, defaults to index.name) – The passed name should substitute for the index name (if it has one).

Returns:

DataFrame – DataFrame containing the original Index data.

See also

Index.to_series

Convert an Index to a Series.

Series.to_frame

Convert Series to DataFrame.

Examples

>>> idx = pd.Index(["Ant", "Bear", "Cow"], name="animal")
>>> idx.to_frame()
 animal
animal
Ant Ant
Bear Bear
Cow Cow

By default, the original Index is reused. To enforce a new Index:

>>> idx.to_frame(index=False)
 animal
0 Ant
1 Bear
2 Cow

To override the name of the resulting column, specify name:

>>> idx.to_frame(index=False, name="zoo")
 zoo
0 Ant
1 Bear
2 Cow

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