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009co
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Basic Power BI Python weirdness - getting "Python script error. KeyError: '

Very basic Power BI Python weirdness happening.

 

I create Python visual, drag two columns in values, one column is a text value and the other column is a whole number.

 

I just want to plot the text value by the whole number in simple bar chart.

 

The code is:

 

dataset = pandas.DataFrame(["Status", "Days"])
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
dataset.plot(x="Status", y="Days", kind="bar")
 
But I am getting "Python script error. KeyError: 'Status'"
 
Any ideas what is happening?
 
 
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Greg_Deckler
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@009co 

# The following code to create a dataframe and remove duplicated rows is always executed and acts as a preamble for your script: 

# dataset = pandas.DataFrame(Status, Days)
# dataset = dataset.drop_duplicates()

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
dataset.plot(x='Status', y='Days', kind='bar')
plt.show()


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romankris
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Pandas KeyError occurs when we try to access some column/row label in our DataFrame that doesn’t exist. Usually, this error occurs when you misspell a column/row name or include an unwanted space before or after the column/row name.. Before doing anything with the data frame, use print(df.columns) to see dataframe column exist or not.

 

print(df.columns)

 

I was getting a similar kind of error in one of my codes. Turns out, that particular index was missing from my data frame as I had dropped the empty dataframe 2 rows. If this is the case, you can do df.reset_index(inplace=True) and the error should be resolved.

 

Greg_Deckler
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@009co 

# The following code to create a dataframe and remove duplicated rows is always executed and acts as a preamble for your script: 

# dataset = pandas.DataFrame(Status, Days)
# dataset = dataset.drop_duplicates()

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
dataset.plot(x='Status', y='Days', kind='bar')
plt.show()


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