Get a value in a specific cell of a polars dataframe

item

Polars allows you to target a dataframe down to a specific value, such as selecting a value from a particular cell in the table. Below is a dataframe showing streaming services.

shape: (7, 2)

Subscription	Price
str	f64
"Netflix"	15.49
"Hulu"	7.99
"HBO Max"	15.99
"Showtime"	10.99
"Paramount"	11.99
"Disney+"	7.99
"AMC"	8.99

Get specific value

To get a specific value from the dataframe, such as “Disney+”, use the item method like this:

(df
 .item(5,0)
 )

'Disney+'

Note

The output value “Disney+” is a string that can be used in other Python code unrelated to Polars. This is not the same as running this code:

(df
 .filter(pl.col('Subscription') == 'Disney+')
 .select('Subscription')
 )

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