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Glossary: pandas Beyond the Basics

Period

Also written: PeriodIndex, to_period, period_range

A span of time such as September 2026, rather than a single moment. Periods sort in time order, print neatly and support arithmetic like `p - 12`; an index of them is a PeriodIndex.

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Related terms

FrequencyDatetimeIndex