head

dataframe

Returns the first n rows of a DataFrame

Syntax

head(dataframe, n?)

dataframe (dataframe)

The DataFrame to get rows from

n (number) optional

Number of rows to return

dataframe

DataFrame containing the first n rows (default 5)

Get the first 5 rows (default behavior)

Input:

head

Output:

First 5 rows of the DataFrame

Get the first 10 rows

Input:

head(10)

Output:

First 10 rows of the DataFrame

Get just the first row

Input:

head(1)

Output:

First row of the DataFrame

The head() function returns the first n rows of a DataFrame. By default, it returns the first 5 rows if no parameter is provided.

Use head() for quick data exploration, previewing datasets, or inspecting the beginning of large files without processing the entire dataset.