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dask.dataframe.Index.max

Index.max(split_every=False)[source]

Return the maximum value of the Index.

This docstring was copied from pandas.core.indexes.base.Index.max.

Some inconsistencies with the Dask version may exist.

Parameters:
axisint, optional (Not supported in Dask)

For compatibility with NumPy. Only 0 or None are allowed.

skipnabool, default True (Not supported in Dask)

Exclude NA/null values when showing the result.

*args, **kwargs

Additional arguments and keywords for compatibility with NumPy.

Returns:
scalar

Maximum value.

See also

Index.min

Return the minimum value in an Index.

Series.max

Return the maximum value in a Series.

DataFrame.max

Return the maximum values in a DataFrame.

Examples

>>> idx = pd.Index([3, 2, 1])  
>>> idx.max()  
3
>>> idx = pd.Index(['c', 'b', 'a'])  
>>> idx.max()  
'c'

For a MultiIndex, the maximum is determined lexicographically.

>>> idx = pd.MultiIndex.from_product([('a', 'b'), (2, 1)])  
>>> idx.max()  
('b', 2)