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How to compress columns of dataframe by function

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Problem

How can I compress each column of a dataframe to the output of a function (i.e., mean), preserving columns?

MWE

import pandas as pd


data = {"A": [1, 2, 3, 4], "B": [5, 6, 7, 8]}

df = pd.DataFrame(data)
   A  B
0  1  5
1  2  6
2  3  7
3  4  8

Desired Output

     A    B
0  2.5  6.5

Tried

I was thinking one of the apply() or aggregate() functions would work. apply has a results_type field, but none of them produced the desired output.

Workarounds

These are workarounds I figured out that produce the desired outcome, but I find them cumbersome and un-intuitive, and feel there must be a simpler way I have not discovered.

Repetitive, cumbersome, and not scalable:

df = pd.DataFrame({"A": [df["A"].mean()], "B": [df["B"].mean()]})

Un-intuitive and long:

df.mean().to_frame().transpose()
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How would that simpler way look like? (2 comments)
I'd say the alledged „Un-intuitive and long“ ”workaround” is the solution. (1 comment)
I'd say the alledged „Un-intuitive and long“ ”workaround” is the solution.
__blackjack__‭ wrote over 1 year ago

I'd say the alledged „Un-intuitive and long“ ”workaround” is the solution.