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I have this simple time series



In [1]: df = pd.DataFrame({'fire': [1, 1, 1]}, 
...: index=pd.to_datetime([
...: '2016-03-16 23:20:10',
...: '2016-03-16 23:28:58',
...: '2016-03-16 23:38:15']))
...:

In [2]: df
Out[2]:
fire
2016-03-16 23:20:10 1
2016-03-16 23:28:58 1
2016-03-16 23:41:15 1


I want to downsample it by 1 minute and add another column named fire_in_the_next_5_minutes. The resampling is done easily but I could not find a way to limit the backfilling to only 5 previous rows. The closest data I get is this:



In [3]: df = df.resample('1min').mean()
...: df['fire_in_the_next_5_minutes'] = df['fire'].fillna(method='backfill')
...:

In [4]: df
Out[4]:
fire fire_in_the_next_5_minutes
2016-03-16 23:20:00 1.0 1.0
2016-03-16 23:21:00 NaN 1.0 <-- should remain NaN
2016-03-16 23:22:00 NaN 1.0 <-- should remain NaN
2016-03-16 23:23:00 NaN 1.0
2016-03-16 23:24:00 NaN 1.0
2016-03-16 23:25:00 NaN 1.0
2016-03-16 23:26:00 NaN 1.0
2016-03-16 23:27:00 NaN 1.0
2016-03-16 23:28:00 1.0 1.0
2016-03-16 23:29:00 NaN 1.0 <-- should remain NaN
2016-03-16 23:30:00 NaN 1.0 <-- should remain NaN
2016-03-16 23:31:00 NaN 1.0 <-- should remain NaN
2016-03-16 23:32:00 NaN 1.0 <-- should remain NaN
2016-03-16 23:33:00 NaN 1.0
2016-03-16 23:34:00 NaN 1.0
2016-03-16 23:35:00 NaN 1.0
2016-03-16 23:36:00 NaN 1.0
2016-03-16 23:37:00 NaN 1.0
2016-03-16 23:38:00 1.0 1.0


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    I have this simple time series



    In [1]: df = pd.DataFrame({'fire': [1, 1, 1]}, 
    ...: index=pd.to_datetime([
    ...: '2016-03-16 23:20:10',
    ...: '2016-03-16 23:28:58',
    ...: '2016-03-16 23:38:15']))
    ...:

    In [2]: df
    Out[2]:
    fire
    2016-03-16 23:20:10 1
    2016-03-16 23:28:58 1
    2016-03-16 23:41:15 1


    I want to downsample it by 1 minute and add another column named fire_in_the_next_5_minutes. The resampling is done easily but I could not find a way to limit the backfilling to only 5 previous rows. The closest data I get is this:



    In [3]: df = df.resample('1min').mean()
    ...: df['fire_in_the_next_5_minutes'] = df['fire'].fillna(method='backfill')
    ...:

    In [4]: df
    Out[4]:
    fire fire_in_the_next_5_minutes
    2016-03-16 23:20:00 1.0 1.0
    2016-03-16 23:21:00 NaN 1.0 <-- should remain NaN
    2016-03-16 23:22:00 NaN 1.0 <-- should remain NaN
    2016-03-16 23:23:00 NaN 1.0
    2016-03-16 23:24:00 NaN 1.0
    2016-03-16 23:25:00 NaN 1.0
    2016-03-16 23:26:00 NaN 1.0
    2016-03-16 23:27:00 NaN 1.0
    2016-03-16 23:28:00 1.0 1.0
    2016-03-16 23:29:00 NaN 1.0 <-- should remain NaN
    2016-03-16 23:30:00 NaN 1.0 <-- should remain NaN
    2016-03-16 23:31:00 NaN 1.0 <-- should remain NaN
    2016-03-16 23:32:00 NaN 1.0 <-- should remain NaN
    2016-03-16 23:33:00 NaN 1.0
    2016-03-16 23:34:00 NaN 1.0
    2016-03-16 23:35:00 NaN 1.0
    2016-03-16 23:36:00 NaN 1.0
    2016-03-16 23:37:00 NaN 1.0
    2016-03-16 23:38:00 1.0 1.0


    Can I backfill another way, not by using fillna method?










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      I have this simple time series



      In [1]: df = pd.DataFrame({'fire': [1, 1, 1]}, 
      ...: index=pd.to_datetime([
      ...: '2016-03-16 23:20:10',
      ...: '2016-03-16 23:28:58',
      ...: '2016-03-16 23:38:15']))
      ...:

      In [2]: df
      Out[2]:
      fire
      2016-03-16 23:20:10 1
      2016-03-16 23:28:58 1
      2016-03-16 23:41:15 1


      I want to downsample it by 1 minute and add another column named fire_in_the_next_5_minutes. The resampling is done easily but I could not find a way to limit the backfilling to only 5 previous rows. The closest data I get is this:



      In [3]: df = df.resample('1min').mean()
      ...: df['fire_in_the_next_5_minutes'] = df['fire'].fillna(method='backfill')
      ...:

      In [4]: df
      Out[4]:
      fire fire_in_the_next_5_minutes
      2016-03-16 23:20:00 1.0 1.0
      2016-03-16 23:21:00 NaN 1.0 <-- should remain NaN
      2016-03-16 23:22:00 NaN 1.0 <-- should remain NaN
      2016-03-16 23:23:00 NaN 1.0
      2016-03-16 23:24:00 NaN 1.0
      2016-03-16 23:25:00 NaN 1.0
      2016-03-16 23:26:00 NaN 1.0
      2016-03-16 23:27:00 NaN 1.0
      2016-03-16 23:28:00 1.0 1.0
      2016-03-16 23:29:00 NaN 1.0 <-- should remain NaN
      2016-03-16 23:30:00 NaN 1.0 <-- should remain NaN
      2016-03-16 23:31:00 NaN 1.0 <-- should remain NaN
      2016-03-16 23:32:00 NaN 1.0 <-- should remain NaN
      2016-03-16 23:33:00 NaN 1.0
      2016-03-16 23:34:00 NaN 1.0
      2016-03-16 23:35:00 NaN 1.0
      2016-03-16 23:36:00 NaN 1.0
      2016-03-16 23:37:00 NaN 1.0
      2016-03-16 23:38:00 1.0 1.0


      Can I backfill another way, not by using fillna method?










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      I have this simple time series



      In [1]: df = pd.DataFrame({'fire': [1, 1, 1]}, 
      ...: index=pd.to_datetime([
      ...: '2016-03-16 23:20:10',
      ...: '2016-03-16 23:28:58',
      ...: '2016-03-16 23:38:15']))
      ...:

      In [2]: df
      Out[2]:
      fire
      2016-03-16 23:20:10 1
      2016-03-16 23:28:58 1
      2016-03-16 23:41:15 1


      I want to downsample it by 1 minute and add another column named fire_in_the_next_5_minutes. The resampling is done easily but I could not find a way to limit the backfilling to only 5 previous rows. The closest data I get is this:



      In [3]: df = df.resample('1min').mean()
      ...: df['fire_in_the_next_5_minutes'] = df['fire'].fillna(method='backfill')
      ...:

      In [4]: df
      Out[4]:
      fire fire_in_the_next_5_minutes
      2016-03-16 23:20:00 1.0 1.0
      2016-03-16 23:21:00 NaN 1.0 <-- should remain NaN
      2016-03-16 23:22:00 NaN 1.0 <-- should remain NaN
      2016-03-16 23:23:00 NaN 1.0
      2016-03-16 23:24:00 NaN 1.0
      2016-03-16 23:25:00 NaN 1.0
      2016-03-16 23:26:00 NaN 1.0
      2016-03-16 23:27:00 NaN 1.0
      2016-03-16 23:28:00 1.0 1.0
      2016-03-16 23:29:00 NaN 1.0 <-- should remain NaN
      2016-03-16 23:30:00 NaN 1.0 <-- should remain NaN
      2016-03-16 23:31:00 NaN 1.0 <-- should remain NaN
      2016-03-16 23:32:00 NaN 1.0 <-- should remain NaN
      2016-03-16 23:33:00 NaN 1.0
      2016-03-16 23:34:00 NaN 1.0
      2016-03-16 23:35:00 NaN 1.0
      2016-03-16 23:36:00 NaN 1.0
      2016-03-16 23:37:00 NaN 1.0
      2016-03-16 23:38:00 1.0 1.0


      Can I backfill another way, not by using fillna method?







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          Using bfill with limit



          df = df.resample('1min').mean()
          df['fire_in_the_next_5_minutes'] = df['fire'].bfill(limit=5)
          df
          Out[173]:
          fire fire_in_the_next_5_minutes
          2016-03-16 23:20:00 1.0 1.0
          2016-03-16 23:21:00 NaN NaN
          2016-03-16 23:22:00 NaN NaN
          2016-03-16 23:23:00 NaN 1.0
          2016-03-16 23:24:00 NaN 1.0
          2016-03-16 23:25:00 NaN 1.0
          2016-03-16 23:26:00 NaN 1.0
          2016-03-16 23:27:00 NaN 1.0
          2016-03-16 23:28:00 1.0 1.0
          2016-03-16 23:29:00 NaN NaN
          2016-03-16 23:30:00 NaN NaN
          2016-03-16 23:31:00 NaN NaN
          2016-03-16 23:32:00 NaN NaN
          2016-03-16 23:33:00 NaN 1.0
          2016-03-16 23:34:00 NaN 1.0
          2016-03-16 23:35:00 NaN 1.0
          2016-03-16 23:36:00 NaN 1.0
          2016-03-16 23:37:00 NaN 1.0
          2016-03-16 23:38:00 1.0 1.0





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            You need to supply the limit argument to fillna:



            df['fire_in_the_next_5_minutes'] = df['fire'].fillna(method='backfill', limit=5)





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              Using bfill with limit



              df = df.resample('1min').mean()
              df['fire_in_the_next_5_minutes'] = df['fire'].bfill(limit=5)
              df
              Out[173]:
              fire fire_in_the_next_5_minutes
              2016-03-16 23:20:00 1.0 1.0
              2016-03-16 23:21:00 NaN NaN
              2016-03-16 23:22:00 NaN NaN
              2016-03-16 23:23:00 NaN 1.0
              2016-03-16 23:24:00 NaN 1.0
              2016-03-16 23:25:00 NaN 1.0
              2016-03-16 23:26:00 NaN 1.0
              2016-03-16 23:27:00 NaN 1.0
              2016-03-16 23:28:00 1.0 1.0
              2016-03-16 23:29:00 NaN NaN
              2016-03-16 23:30:00 NaN NaN
              2016-03-16 23:31:00 NaN NaN
              2016-03-16 23:32:00 NaN NaN
              2016-03-16 23:33:00 NaN 1.0
              2016-03-16 23:34:00 NaN 1.0
              2016-03-16 23:35:00 NaN 1.0
              2016-03-16 23:36:00 NaN 1.0
              2016-03-16 23:37:00 NaN 1.0
              2016-03-16 23:38:00 1.0 1.0





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                Using bfill with limit



                df = df.resample('1min').mean()
                df['fire_in_the_next_5_minutes'] = df['fire'].bfill(limit=5)
                df
                Out[173]:
                fire fire_in_the_next_5_minutes
                2016-03-16 23:20:00 1.0 1.0
                2016-03-16 23:21:00 NaN NaN
                2016-03-16 23:22:00 NaN NaN
                2016-03-16 23:23:00 NaN 1.0
                2016-03-16 23:24:00 NaN 1.0
                2016-03-16 23:25:00 NaN 1.0
                2016-03-16 23:26:00 NaN 1.0
                2016-03-16 23:27:00 NaN 1.0
                2016-03-16 23:28:00 1.0 1.0
                2016-03-16 23:29:00 NaN NaN
                2016-03-16 23:30:00 NaN NaN
                2016-03-16 23:31:00 NaN NaN
                2016-03-16 23:32:00 NaN NaN
                2016-03-16 23:33:00 NaN 1.0
                2016-03-16 23:34:00 NaN 1.0
                2016-03-16 23:35:00 NaN 1.0
                2016-03-16 23:36:00 NaN 1.0
                2016-03-16 23:37:00 NaN 1.0
                2016-03-16 23:38:00 1.0 1.0





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                  Using bfill with limit



                  df = df.resample('1min').mean()
                  df['fire_in_the_next_5_minutes'] = df['fire'].bfill(limit=5)
                  df
                  Out[173]:
                  fire fire_in_the_next_5_minutes
                  2016-03-16 23:20:00 1.0 1.0
                  2016-03-16 23:21:00 NaN NaN
                  2016-03-16 23:22:00 NaN NaN
                  2016-03-16 23:23:00 NaN 1.0
                  2016-03-16 23:24:00 NaN 1.0
                  2016-03-16 23:25:00 NaN 1.0
                  2016-03-16 23:26:00 NaN 1.0
                  2016-03-16 23:27:00 NaN 1.0
                  2016-03-16 23:28:00 1.0 1.0
                  2016-03-16 23:29:00 NaN NaN
                  2016-03-16 23:30:00 NaN NaN
                  2016-03-16 23:31:00 NaN NaN
                  2016-03-16 23:32:00 NaN NaN
                  2016-03-16 23:33:00 NaN 1.0
                  2016-03-16 23:34:00 NaN 1.0
                  2016-03-16 23:35:00 NaN 1.0
                  2016-03-16 23:36:00 NaN 1.0
                  2016-03-16 23:37:00 NaN 1.0
                  2016-03-16 23:38:00 1.0 1.0





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                  Using bfill with limit



                  df = df.resample('1min').mean()
                  df['fire_in_the_next_5_minutes'] = df['fire'].bfill(limit=5)
                  df
                  Out[173]:
                  fire fire_in_the_next_5_minutes
                  2016-03-16 23:20:00 1.0 1.0
                  2016-03-16 23:21:00 NaN NaN
                  2016-03-16 23:22:00 NaN NaN
                  2016-03-16 23:23:00 NaN 1.0
                  2016-03-16 23:24:00 NaN 1.0
                  2016-03-16 23:25:00 NaN 1.0
                  2016-03-16 23:26:00 NaN 1.0
                  2016-03-16 23:27:00 NaN 1.0
                  2016-03-16 23:28:00 1.0 1.0
                  2016-03-16 23:29:00 NaN NaN
                  2016-03-16 23:30:00 NaN NaN
                  2016-03-16 23:31:00 NaN NaN
                  2016-03-16 23:32:00 NaN NaN
                  2016-03-16 23:33:00 NaN 1.0
                  2016-03-16 23:34:00 NaN 1.0
                  2016-03-16 23:35:00 NaN 1.0
                  2016-03-16 23:36:00 NaN 1.0
                  2016-03-16 23:37:00 NaN 1.0
                  2016-03-16 23:38:00 1.0 1.0






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                      You need to supply the limit argument to fillna:



                      df['fire_in_the_next_5_minutes'] = df['fire'].fillna(method='backfill', limit=5)





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                        You need to supply the limit argument to fillna:



                        df['fire_in_the_next_5_minutes'] = df['fire'].fillna(method='backfill', limit=5)





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                          You need to supply the limit argument to fillna:



                          df['fire_in_the_next_5_minutes'] = df['fire'].fillna(method='backfill', limit=5)





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                          You need to supply the limit argument to fillna:



                          df['fire_in_the_next_5_minutes'] = df['fire'].fillna(method='backfill', limit=5)






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