drop nth for filters
Drop the selected rows.
Signature
> drop nth {flags} ...rest
Parameters
-
...rest: The row numbers or ranges to drop.
Input/output types:
| input | output |
|---|---|
| range | list<number> |
| list<any> | list<any> |
Examples
Drop the first, second, and third row
> [sam,sarah,2,3,4,5] | drop nth 0 1 2 ╭───┬───╮ │ 0 │ 3 │ │ 1 │ 4 │ │ 2 │ 5 │ ╰───┴───╯
Drop the first, second, and third row
> [0,1,2,3,4,5] | drop nth 0 1 2 ╭───┬───╮ │ 0 │ 3 │ │ 1 │ 4 │ │ 2 │ 5 │ ╰───┴───╯
Drop rows 0 2 4
> [0,1,2,3,4,5] | drop nth 0 2 4 ╭───┬───╮ │ 0 │ 1 │ │ 1 │ 3 │ │ 2 │ 5 │ ╰───┴───╯
Drop rows 2 0 4
> [0,1,2,3,4,5] | drop nth 2 0 4 ╭───┬───╮ │ 0 │ 1 │ │ 1 │ 3 │ │ 2 │ 5 │ ╰───┴───╯
Drop range rows from second to fourth
> [first second third fourth fifth] | drop nth (1..3) ╭───┬───────╮ │ 0 │ first │ │ 1 │ fifth │ ╰───┴───────╯
Drop all rows except first row
> [0,1,2,3,4,5] | drop nth 1.. ╭───┬───╮ │ 0 │ 0 │ ╰───┴───╯
Drop rows 3,4,5
> [0,1,2,3,4,5] | drop nth 3.. ╭───┬───╮ │ 0 │ 0 │ │ 1 │ 1 │ │ 2 │ 2 │ ╰───┴───╯
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