min() Method - Teradata Python Package

Teradata® Python Package User Guide

Product
Teradata Python Package
Release Number
16.20
Published
February 2020
Language
English (United States)
Last Update
2020-02-29
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Product Category
Teradata Vantage

Use the min() method to return column-wise minimum value of a DataFrame.

Example: Return minimum value of a DataFrame

>>> df.min()
      min_employee_no min_first_name min_marks min_dob min_joined_date
    0             100           abcd      None    None      1902-05-12

Example: Return minimum value of some columns of a DataFrame

>>> df1 = df.select(['employee_no', 'first_name', 'joined_date'])

>>> df1.min()
      min_employee_no min_first_name min_joined_date
    0             100           abcd      1902-05-12