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DOC: update pandas.DataFrame.head docstring #20262

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8 changes: 4 additions & 4 deletions pandas/core/generic.py
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Expand Up @@ -3607,8 +3607,8 @@ def head(self, n=5):
"""
Return the first `n` rows.

This function returns the first `n` rows for the object based on the
underlying index. It is useful for quickly testing if your object
This function returns the first `n` rows for the object based
on position. It is useful for quickly testing if your object
has the right type of data in it.

Parameters
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Returns
-------
obj_head : type of caller
The first n rows of the caller object.
The first `n` rows of the caller object.

See Also
--------
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3 lion
4 monkey

Viewing the first n lines (three in this case)
Viewing the first `n` lines (three in this case)

>>> df.head(3)
animal
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