polars.DataFrame.tail

DataFrame.tail(n: int = 5) → Self

Get the last n rows.

Parameters:

n

Number of rows to return. If a negative value is passed, return all rows except the first abs(n).

See also

head, slice

Examples

>>> df = pl.DataFrame(
...     {
...         "foo": [1, 2, 3, 4, 5],
...         "bar": [6, 7, 8, 9, 10],
...         "ham": ["a", "b", "c", "d", "e"],
...     }
... )
>>> df.tail(3)
shape: (3, 3)
┌─────┬─────┬─────┐
│ foo ┆ bar ┆ ham │
│ --- ┆ --- ┆ --- │
│ i64 ┆ i64 ┆ str │
╞═════╪═════╪═════╡
│ 3   ┆ 8   ┆ c   │
│ 4   ┆ 9   ┆ d   │
│ 5   ┆ 10  ┆ e   │
└─────┴─────┴─────┘

Pass a negative value to get all rows except the first abs(n).

>>> df.tail(-3)
shape: (2, 3)
┌─────┬─────┬─────┐
│ foo ┆ bar ┆ ham │
│ --- ┆ --- ┆ --- │
│ i64 ┆ i64 ┆ str │
╞═════╪═════╪═════╡
│ 4   ┆ 9   ┆ d   │
│ 5   ┆ 10  ┆ e   │
└─────┴─────┴─────┘