python - Pandas how to use pd.cut()

Question

Here is the snippet:

test = pd.DataFrame({'days': [0,31,45]})
test['range'] = pd.cut(test.days, [0,30,60])

Output:

    days    range
0   0       NaN
1   31      (30, 60]
2   45      (30, 60]

I am surprised that 0 is not in (0, 30], what should I do to categorize 0 as (0, 30]?

Answer 1

test['range'] = pd.cut(test.days, [0,30,60], include_lowest=True)
print (test)
   days           range
0     0  (-0.001, 30.0]
1    31    (30.0, 60.0]
2    45    (30.0, 60.0]

See difference:

test = pd.DataFrame({'days': [0,20,30,31,45,60]})

test['range1'] = pd.cut(test.days, [0,30,60], include_lowest=True)
#30 value is in [30, 60) group
test['range2'] = pd.cut(test.days, [0,30,60], right=False)
#30 value is in (0, 30] group
test['range3'] = pd.cut(test.days, [0,30,60])
print (test)
   days          range1    range2    range3
0     0  (-0.001, 30.0]   [0, 30)       NaN
1    20  (-0.001, 30.0]   [0, 30)   (0, 30]
2    30  (-0.001, 30.0]  [30, 60)   (0, 30]
3    31    (30.0, 60.0]  [30, 60)  (30, 60]
4    45    (30.0, 60.0]  [30, 60)  (30, 60]
5    60    (30.0, 60.0]       NaN  (30, 60]

Or use numpy.searchsorted, but values of days has to be sorted:

arr = np.array([0,30,60])
test['range1'] = arr.searchsorted(test.days)
test['range2'] = arr.searchsorted(test.days, side='right') - 1
print (test)
   days  range1  range2
0     0       0       0
1    20       1       0
2    30       1       1
3    31       2       1
4    45       2       1
5    60       2       2