python 2.7 - Freeze header in pandas dataframe

Question

Is there a way by which I can freeze Pandas data frame header { as we do in excel}.So if its a long dataframe with multiple rows we can see the headers once we scroll down!! I am assuming ipython notebook

Answer 1

This function may do the trick:

from ipywidgets import interact, IntSlider
from IPython.display import display

def freeze_header(df, num_rows=30, num_columns=10, step_rows=1,
                  step_columns=1):
    """
    Freeze the headers (column and index names) of a Pandas DataFrame. A widget
    enables to slide through the rows and columns.

    Parameters
    ----------
    df : Pandas DataFrame
        DataFrame to display
    num_rows : int, optional
        Number of rows to display
    num_columns : int, optional
        Number of columns to display
    step_rows : int, optional
        Step in the rows
    step_columns : int, optional
        Step in the columns

    Returns
    -------
    Displays the DataFrame with the widget
    """
    @interact(last_row=IntSlider(min=min(num_rows, df.shape[0]),
                                 max=df.shape[0],
                                 step=step_rows,
                                 description='rows',
                                 readout=False,
                                 disabled=False,
                                 continuous_update=True,
                                 orientation='horizontal',
                                 slider_color='purple'),
              last_column=IntSlider(min=min(num_columns, df.shape[1]),
                                    max=df.shape[1],
                                    step=step_columns,
                                    description='columns',
                                    readout=False,
                                    disabled=False,
                                    continuous_update=True,
                                    orientation='horizontal',
                                    slider_color='purple'))
    def _freeze_header(last_row, last_column):
        display(df.iloc[max(0, last_row-num_rows):last_row,
                        max(0, last_column-num_columns):last_column])

Test it with:

import pandas as pd
df = pd.DataFrame(pd.np.random.RandomState(seed=0).randint(low=0,
                                                           high=100,
                                                           size=[200, 50]))
freeze_header(df=df, num_rows=10)

It results in (the colors were customized in the ~/.jupyter/custom/custom.css file):