Question 41Differentiate between del, pop() and drop() functions.

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del functionpop() functiondrop() functionThe del statement deletes a column from a DataFrame.The pop() function is used to delete a column or an item from a DataFrame or Series.The drop() function is used to drop rows or columns from a DataFrame.It does not return a value.It returns the removed item.It returns a new DataFrame with the dropped labels.It modifies the original DataFrame or Series.It modifies the original DataFrame or Series.It does not modifies the original DataFrame by default (unless inplace = True is specified).The syntax is del df['column_name'].The syntax is df['column_name'].pop().The syntax is df.drop(index or sequence of indexes).

del function	pop() function	drop() function
The `del` statement deletes a column from a DataFrame.	The `pop()` function is used to delete a column or an item from a DataFrame or Series.	The `drop()` function is used to drop rows or columns from a DataFrame.
It does not return a value.	It returns the removed item.	It returns a new DataFrame with the dropped labels.
It modifies the original DataFrame or Series.	It modifies the original DataFrame or Series.	It does not modifies the original DataFrame by default (unless inplace = True is specified).
The syntax is `del df['column_name']`.	The syntax is `df['column_name'].pop()`.	The syntax is `df.drop(index or sequence of indexes)`.

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