pandas.api.extensions.ExtensionArray.shift#
- ExtensionArray.shift(periods=1, fill_value=None)[source]#
- Shift values by desired number. - Newly introduced missing values are filled with - self.dtype.na_value.- Parameters
- periodsint, default 1
- The number of periods to shift. Negative values are allowed for shifting backwards. 
- fill_valueobject, optional
- The scalar value to use for newly introduced missing values. The default is - self.dtype.na_value.
 
- Returns
- ExtensionArray
- Shifted. 
 
 - Notes - If - selfis empty or- periodsis 0, a copy of- selfis returned.- If - periods > len(self), then an array of size len(self) is returned, with all values filled with- self.dtype.na_value.