python pandas operations on columns

Question

Hi I would like to know the best way to do operations on columns in python using pandas.

I have a classical database which I have loaded as a dataframe, and I often have

Answer 1

simplest according to me.

from random import randint, randrange, uniform
import pandas as pd
import numpy as np

df = pd.DataFrame({'a':randrange(0,10),'b':randrange(10,20),'c':np.random.randn(10)})

#If colC > 0,5, then ColC = ColB - Cola 
df['c'][df['c'] > 0.5] = df['b'] - df['a']

Tested, it works.

a   b   c
2  11 -0.576309
2  11 -0.578449
2  11 -1.085822
2  11  9.000000
2  11  9.000000
2  11 -1.081405