Data Type Changes:

  • String to Integer
python
1df_shoes['Size'] = df_shoes['Size'].astype(int)
2
3df_shoes.dtypes
  • String to Float
python
1df_shoes['Price'] = df_shoes['Price'].astype(float)
2
3df_shoes.dtypes
  • String to Date
python
1df_shoes['Order Date'] = df_shoes['Order Date'].astype('datetime64[ns]')
2# df_shoes['Order Date'] = pd.to_datetime(df_shoes['Order Date'])   # Alternative method!
3
4df_shoes.dtypes
  • Integer to String
python
1df['FIPS_state'] = df_shoes['FIPS_state'].astype(str)
2
3df.dtypes