2.16 Dictionary-like `get()` method

Each of Series, DataFrame, and Panel have a get method which can return a default value.

In [1]: s = pd.Series([1,2,3], index=['a','b','c'])

In [2]: s
Out[2]: 
a    1
b    2
c    3
dtype: int64

In [3]: s.get('a')               # equivalent to s['a']
Out[3]: 1

In [4]: s.get('x', default=-1)
Out[4]: -1

2.16 Dictionary-like get() method

2.16 Dictionary-like `get()` method