shuffle_column#

shuffle_column(graph_df, col_number=None, col_name=None, inplace=False)[source]#

Returns an edgelist with a given column shuffled. Exactly one of col_number or col_name should be specified.

Parameters:
  • graph_df (DataFrame) – The input DataFrame representing the timestamped edgelist.

  • col_number (int, optional) – The column number to shuffle. Default is None.

  • col_name (str, optional) – The column name to shuffle. Default is None.

  • inplace (bool, optional) – If True, shuffles the column in-place. Otherwise, creates a copy of the DataFrame. Default is False.

Returns:

The shuffled DataFrame with the specified column.

Return type:

DataFrame

Raises: