larray.Array.shift¶

Array.shift(self, axis, n=1)[source]¶

Shifts the cells of the array n-times to the right along axis.

Parameters:	axis : int, str or Axis Axis for which we want to perform the shift. n : int, optional Number of cells to shift. Defaults to 1.
Returns:	Array

See also

Array.roll: cells which are pushed “outside of the axis” are reintroduced on the opposite side of the axis instead of being dropped.

Examples

>>> arr = ndtest('sex=M,F;year=2019..2021')
>>> arr
sex\year  2019  2020  2021
       M     0     1     2
       F     3     4     5
>>> arr.shift('year')
sex\year  2020  2021
       M     0     1
       F     3     4
>>> arr.shift('year', n=-1)
sex\year  2019  2020
       M     1     2
       F     4     5