.. _docs-meteoinfolab-dataframe-dataframe-DataFrame-head: ******************* head ******************* .. method:: DataFrame.head(n=5) Get top rows :param n: (*int*) row number. :returns: Top rows Examples:: >>> df = DataFrame({'animal':['alligator', 'bee', 'falcon', 'lion', ... 'monkey', 'parrot', 'shark', 'whale', 'zebra']}) >>> df animal 0 alligator 1 bee 2 falcon 3 lion 4 monkey 5 parrot 6 shark 7 whale 8 zebra Viewing the first 5 lines:: >>> df.head() animal 0 alligator 1 bee 2 falcon 3 lion 4 monkey Viewing the first `n` lines (three in this case):: >>> df.head(3) animal 0 alligator 1 bee 2 falcon