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Count number of matches in pairs of pandas dataframe rows

I have been trying to count the number of times different values in a row of dataframe matches with column-wise values in other rows and provide an output. To illustrate, I have a dataframe (df_testing) as follows: I am looking to count the number of exact matches among rows for values in Col_1 to Col_4. For …

Python Match Case (Switch) Performance

I was expecting the Python match/case to have equal time access to each case, but seems like I was wrong. Any good explanation why? Lets use the following example: And define a quick tool to measure the time: If we run each 10000000 times each case, the times are the following: Just wondering why the access t…

What is the difference between re.search and re.match?

What is the difference between the search() and match() functions in the Python re module? I’ve read the Python 2 documentation (Python 3 documentation), but I never seem to remember it. I keep having to look it up and re-learn it. I’m hoping that someone will answer it clearly with examples so th…