Pandas: Calculate the number of characters in each word in a given series

Last update on May 01 2025 12:54:02 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

25. Word Character Count

Write a Pandas program to calculate the number of characters in each word in a given series.

Sample Solution :

Python Code :

import pandas as pd
series1 = pd.Series(['Php', 'Python', 'Java', 'C#'])
print("Original Series:")
print(series1)
result = series1.map(lambda x: len(x))
print("\nNumber of characters in each word in the said series:")
print(result)

Sample Output:

Original Series:
0       Php
1    Python
2      Java
3        C#
dtype: object

Number of characters in each word in the said series:
0    3
1    6
2    4
3    2
dtype: int64

Explanation:

In the above exercise -

series1 = pd.Series(['Php', 'Python', 'Java', 'C#']): This code creates a Pandas Series object 'series1' containing four strings representing different programming languages.

result = series1.map(lambda x: len(x)): This code applies a lambda function to each element of the Pandas Series object 'series1' using the .map() method. The lambda function takes a string x and returns the length of the string using the len() function.

For more Practice: Solve these Related Problems:

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Write a Pandas program to calculate the character count for each word and filter out words with less than 4 characters.

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