dask.dataframe.Index.min

dask.dataframe.Index.min

Index.min(split_every=False)[source]

Return the minimum value of the Index.

This docstring was copied from pandas.core.indexes.base.Index.min.

Some inconsistencies with the Dask version may exist.

Parameters
axis{None} (Not supported in Dask)

Dummy argument for consistency with Series.

skipnabool, default True (Not supported in Dask)

Exclude NA/null values when showing the result.

*args, **kwargs

Additional arguments and keywords for compatibility with NumPy.

Returns
scalar

Minimum value.

See also

Index.max

Return the maximum value of the object.

Series.min

Return the minimum value in a Series.

DataFrame.min

Return the minimum values in a DataFrame.

Examples

>>> idx = pd.Index([3, 2, 1])  
>>> idx.min()  
1

>>> idx = pd.Index(['c', 'b', 'a'])  
>>> idx.min()  
'a'

For a MultiIndex, the minimum is determined lexicographically.

>>> idx = pd.MultiIndex.from_product([('a', 'b'), (2, 1)])  
>>> idx.min()  
('a', 1)

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