X = df_census.iloc[:,:-1]
y = df_census.iloc[:,-1]
what is the meaning of [:,:-1]
in this and also [:,-1]
X = df_census.iloc[:,:-1]
y = df_census.iloc[:,-1]
what is the meaning of [:,:-1]
in this and also [:,-1]
Following your example: [:,:-1]
The first argument is : which means to get all rows of the dataframe, and :-1 means to return all columns but the last one
In the case of just -1, it means to get the last column