What does the pop function do in pandas?

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Pop Function in Pandas

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pop() is an inbuilt function in Python that removes and returns the last value from the list or the given index value. Parameter: index (optional) - The value at index is popped out and removed. If the index is not given, then the last element is popped out and removed.

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Pandas Pop() method is common in most of the data structures but pop() method is a little bit different from the rest. In a stack, pop doesn’t require any parameters, it pops the last element every time. But the pandas pop method can take input of a column from a data frame and pop that directly.

Pandas Series.pop() function returns the item corresponding to the passed index label. It also drops the item from the series object.