ENH: 3D Dataframe

[R5dan]

Feature Type

• Adding new functionality to pandas

• Changing existing functionality in pandas

• Removing existing functionality in pandas

Problem Description

I wish I had a 3rd dimension for data

Feature Description

Create a new class that could handle this. Similar to the existing Dataframe just allowing a third dimension

Alternative Solutions

Put it into a list or Series like object and require the "coordinate" of the dataframe you want to get

Additional Context

• __str__ would return the foremost Dataframe
• print(x,y,z) would print like how it currently does, would work like print(dataframe.get_coord(x,y,z))
• to_* and from_* would then allow for the data to be responded in various ways e.g. [{x1:y1, x2:y2} for row in z] etc
• get_coord(x,y,z) would return the data at that coordinate with a None working as a return that dataframe e.g. get_coord(1,5,None) would return the series of x=1 y=5

[mroeschke]

Thanks for the suggestion but a third dimension is out of scope for pandas. You may be interested in xarray instead https://docs.xarray.dev/en/stable/

[R5dan]

Thought as much, just wanted to check.