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  * pandas.Index.item 

#  pandas.Index.item  #

Index.  item  (  )  [ [source]  ](https://github.com/pandas-
dev/pandas/blob/v2.2.2/pandas/core/base.py#L389-L418) #

    

Return the first element of the underlying data as a Python scalar.

Returns  :

    

scalar

    

The first element of Series or Index.

Raises  :

    

ValueError

    

If the data is not length = 1.

Examples

    
    
    >>> s = pd.Series([1])
    >>> s.item()
    1
    

For an index:

    
    
    >>> s = pd.Series([1], index=['a'])
    >>> s.index.item()
    'a'
    

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